(April 17, 2017, 4:53 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on April 7 granted preliminary approval of an $8.8 million settlement to be paid by a collect-call service provider accused of placing automated calls to cell phones in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (Alice Lee, et al. v. Global Tel*Link Corporation, No. 15-2495, C.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53899)....