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New powers granted to slam rogue diallers

ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates premium-rate telephone services in the UK, has... Read more

16 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Clampdown on rogue diallers is imminent

Agreement has been reached between ICSTIS, which regulates the UK premium rate phone services market, and the government... Read more

14 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Fraud buck will stop with network operators

ICSTIS, the body that regulates premium-rate phone services in the UK, is... Read more

10 July, 2006 by Tom Espiner

MPs agree tougher fines for rogue diallers

...had been hit with a £450 bill after becoming infected. According to ICSTIS, which regulates the premium rate market, the maximum fine had to be... Read more

22 December, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom gets tough on rogue diallers

...although the average hit is around £160. Last year premium rate regulator ICSTIS ordered that no network should provide premium rate numbers for diallers unless... Read more

22 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

Regulator clamps down on rogue dialler cash

ICSTIS, the body that regulates premium-rate phone services in the UK, is... Read more

5 August, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

BT offers protection against rogue diallers

...the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS), which regulates commercial telephone services. "This is really good news," said an... Read more

15 March, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Regulator demands more powers to fight rogue diallers

ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates the premium rate telephone services, is demanding that... Read more

8 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

How to avoid falling for text message scams

...s identity by calling a premium rate number. According to telephone regulator ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services), the... Read more

12 November, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Big fine handed down for mobile spamming

...500 has been fined £50,000 by the premium rate services regulator. ICSTIS, the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services... Read more

29 August, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

Sainsbury's sexy SMS job ad causes complaints

...to the Information Commissioner's Office with full details. They can contact ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services), which... Read more

14 March, 2002 by Andrew Swinton

C&W guilty in British Gas 75p-per-minute case

...was at fault after British Gas was fined £5,000 by regulator Icstis for its premium rate phone line. British Gas received the penalty earlier... Read more

11 January, 2007 by Jo Best

Automated calls company stung with £100,000 fine

...You may have already won a holiday... ' Oh really? Premium rate regulator Icstis has issued a £100,000 fine to a company accused of making... Read more

19 September, 2005 by Jo Best

Leader: Phone spammers ? at least they get 'done'

It's a silver lining of sorts... UK premium rate phone regulator ICSTIS has announced a major crackdown on operators fleecing consumers with automated spam... Read more

4 April, 2005 by silicon.com staff

Watchdog bans 11 premium rate rogue diallers

33 more could be up for the chop Telecoms regulator Icstis (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services) has... Read more

20 October, 2004 by Jo Best

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