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HomeServe fined £750k over excessive silent calls

...with the rules or face the consequences." Call centres often use automated diallers to call prospective customers, but sometimes do not have enough staff to... Read more

20 April, 2012

Companies face £2m fine for silent calls

...fine companies up to £2m for making silent calls — in which automated diallers cause a phone to ring, but no one responds when it is... Read more

16 September, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Ofcom gets tough on rogue diallers

...Ofcom wants to tighten up regulations on Internet diallers because companies are already finding a way round the rules. Rogue diallers... Read more

22 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

MPs agree tougher fines for rogue diallers

...Many thousands of dial-up Internet users have fallen victim to rogue diallers throughout 2005. These are applications that, once installed on a dial-up... Read more

22 December, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Regulator clamps down on rogue dialler cash

...days. The new rules will come into force on 15 September. Rogue diallers are pieces of software that a user unknowingly downloads on to their... Read more

5 August, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

BT offers protection against rogue diallers

...is giving away a software application to combat the problem of rogue diallers, which has already cost UK computer users hundreds of thousands of pounds... Read more

15 March, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

New powers granted to slam rogue diallers

...powers that it says will help it to clamp down on rogue diallers. As first reported earlier this week, all premium rate services will now... Read more

16 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Clampdown on rogue diallers is imminent

...introduced to try and crack down on the threat posed by rogue diallers, according to people familiar with the matter. An announcement is expected this... Read more

14 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Regulator demands more powers to fight rogue diallers

...it the powers it needs to fight the growing menace of rogue diallers. In recent weeks ICSTIS (the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards... Read more

8 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

BT to block rogue diallers

...customers running up huge bills caused by illicit dialling software commandeering PCs. Diallers are software applications that are downloaded onto Web users' computers to allow... Read more

29 June, 2004 by Michael Parsons

New rogue internet dialler crackdown planned

...way round the rules... Ofcom wants to tighten up regulations on internet diallers because companies are already finding a way round the rules. Rogue diallers... Read more

21 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

BT blocks thousands of 'rogue diallers

...software, often when trying to access pay-per-view websites. These rogue diallers then connect the user to the internet via a premium-rate telephone... Read more

6 October, 2004 by Andy McCue
No More <endeca_term>Diallers</endeca_term> 2.0

No More Diallers 2.0

...protect your PC from being hit by dialer scams download No More Diallers. This special software monitors your Internet connection, and alerts you if any... Read more

16 June, 2005

What's on your PC? Spyware, Trojans and diallers

...so far during 2005 but figures released by Computer Associates show Trojans, diallers, keyloggers and hacker tools also exist on users' PCs in worrying numbers... Read more

1 March, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

Rogue diallers draw consumer and watchdog anger

...downloads and pedestrian web access wasn't enough, the problem of rogue diallers racking up huge phone bills is still a major issue according to... Read more

30 November, 2004 by Will Sturgeon

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