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Ad watchdog bites Motorola over 'most powerful' claim

...The UK's advertising standards watchdog has ordered Motorola not to repeat its claim that its... Read more

24 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Orange rapped over 3G network ad claims

...Orange has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority to pull an ad that claimed its 3G network had... Read more

30 June, 2010 by Ben Woods

Twitter and Facebook to face ad watchdog scrutiny for first time

...sites such as Twitter and Facebook is to be regulated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for the first time. Non-paid-for promotional material... Read more

1 September, 2010 by Nick Heath

Broadband ad crackdown hits Virgin

The Advertising Standards Authority on Wednesday upheld a complaint against a printed Virgin Media... Read more

25 April, 2012

Watchdog puts brakes on BT Infinity ads

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld four complaints against the advertising of BT's... Read more

18 April, 2012

iPad '4G' attracts advertising regulator's attention in UK

The Advertising Standards Authority has confirmed that it is looking into complaints about the... Read more

29 March, 2012

Regulators to examine 'unlimited' data claims

...of the term 'unlimited' in advertisements by fixed and mobile operators. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) watchdog asked the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and... Read more

18 June, 2010 by David Meyer

Watchdog: TalkTalk's broadband speed test misled users

...were faster than in reality. In an adjudication published on Wednesday, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the ISP did not make it clear enough... Read more

16 May, 2012

Apple still under UK spotlight over '4G' iPad claims

...North America, the UK does not even have commercial 4G networks. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said at the end of March that it was... Read more

1 May, 2012

Apple rebrands iPad 4G as 'Wi-Fi + Cellular' for UK

...an Apple spokesman said in astatement on Tuesday. A spokesman for the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) in the UK told ZDNet UK it had been... Read more

15 May, 2012

BT and TalkTalk rapped over broadband sales info

...provide further protection for consumers before signing up for services. Similarly, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) also recently introduced new guidelines about broadband speed advertising... Read more

15 May, 2012

BT to lift limits on 'unlimited' broadband

...inquiry, at the request of the industry's self-regulation body, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). "We're able to do this because we can... Read more

10 March, 2011 by David Meyer

Ombudsman: We need clarity on domestic data charges

...give advice on the amount of data that is being downloaded."The Advertising Standards Agency has investigated the use of the term 'unlimited' in relation... Read more

18 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

ISPs prompt parents over blocking internet porn

BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media are to force their customers to choose whether to turn on parental controls when they set up their broadband connection Read more

11 October, 2011 by David Meyer

Broadband ad guidance issued over 'unlimited' claims

...advertisements. The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), which is overseen by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), issued the new guidance on Thursday. It is due... Read more

29 September, 2011

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