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Telco Regulator To Give ICSTIS Teeth
Talkback The sooner ICSTIS gets some teeth the better, but it needs the stomach to use them and kick some butt when these scammers screw people out of money. Give ICSTIS the powers they need to force scam companies to pay ripped off customers back, even if...
[December 9, 2004, 15:11]
Telco Regulator To Give ICSTIS Teeth
News The regulator wants an increase in the £100,000 limit for fines that the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS) watchdog can levy. ICSTIS will be consulting with Ofcom and the Department...
[December 9, 2004, 12:55]
BT To Block Rogue Diallers
Talkback RE; PREMIUM RATE CALLS, I CONTACTED ICSTIS TO BE TOLD THE ADDRESS OF THE SO I DON'T THINK ICSTIS IS ANY HELP WHAT DIALLER AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THEM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PHONE CALLS. I DON'T THINK FOR ONE MOMENT THAT SOME ANONYMOUS PERSON...
[August 6, 2004, 19:52]
BT To Block Rogue Diallers
Talkback To be honest I found ICSTIS to be totally useless and of no help whatsoever. I contacted ICSTIS and sent them copies of the letter, relevant bills etc but as I said in the opening paragraph, they proved to be totally useless.
[January 21, 2005, 4:06]
Fraud Buck Will Stop With Network Operators
News ICSTIS, the body that regulates premium-rate phone services in the UK, is to bring in tough new guidelines which will make network operators responsible for checking contractors' backgrounds. Scams involving premium-rate services including rogue...
[July 10, 2006, 17:00]
Regulator Clamps Down On Rogue Dialler Cash
News ICSTIS, the body that regulates premium-rate phone services in the UK, is clamping down on criminals targeting dial-up Internet users. ICSTIS says that the 30-day waiting period will protect consumers, and make it much harder for criminals to...
[August 5, 2005, 15:25]
Watchdog Issues Rogue-dialler Help
News Premium-rate phone call watchdog ICSTIS has issued a consumer instruction leaflet on how to deal with Internet rogue diallers. ICSTIS - the independent committee for the supervision of standards of telephone information services - explains in its...
[October 21, 2004, 17:50]
New Powers Granted To Slam Rogue Diallers
News ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates premium-rate telephone services in the UK, has won new 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 have to seek...
[July 16, 2004, 13:10]
Clampdown On Rogue Diallers Is Imminent
News Agreement has been reached between ICSTIS, which regulates the UK premium rate phone services market, and the government over new powers that will be introduced to try and crack down on the threat posed by rogue diallers, according to people...
[July 14, 2004, 17:25]
Regulator Demands More Powers To Fight Rogue Diallers
News ICSTIS, the organisation that regulates the premium rate telephone services, is demanding that the government gives it the powers it needs to fight the growing menace of rogue diallers. In recent weeks ICSTIS (the Independent Committee for the...
[July 8, 2004, 17:30]
High-tech Cops Probe Premium-rate Internet Fraud
News The number of Internet users claiming to have fallen victim to premium-rate phone charge fraud has risen sharply, according to industry regulator ICSTIS. ICSTIS has been forced to call in the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) after being hit with...
[June 23, 2004, 15:25]
High-tech Cops Probe Premium-rate Internet Fraud
Talkback They told me to contact ICSTIS who would give me a reference number, they would then use this reference number to put a hold on the query part of my account. Icstis would not give me a number and so I had to pay the £80.00.
[November 18, 2004, 12:56]
Big Fine Handed Down For Mobile Spamming
News ICSTIS, the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services, announced on Thursday that it was fining Moby Monkey, and barring it from continuing the promotion.
[August 29, 2002, 14:32]
UK Regulator Clamps Down On Porn Sites
News Regulator ICSTIS imposed fines of £75,000 on Greenock and £50,000 on Premium Call GmbH, while access to both services was barred for a period of two years. ICSTIS chairman Sir Peter North said in a statement: "The use of premium rate charging as a...
[October 23, 2002, 10:44]
Ofcom Gets Tough On Rogue Diallers
News Last year premium rate regulator ICSTIS ordered that no network should provide premium rate numbers for diallers unless the company requesting the number has a permission certificate from ICSTIS. Ofcom now wants to extend the rules so that ICSTIS...
[November 22, 2005, 9:05]
How To Avoid Falling For Text Message Scams
News According to telephone regulator ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services), the company that sent the SMS failed to clearly show the call charges.
[November 12, 2002, 14:55]
MPs Agree Tougher Fines For Rogue Diallers
News According to ICSTIS, which regulates the premium rate market, the maximum fine had to be raised because companies conducting rogue dialler scams would often generate more than £100,000 before they were caught.
[December 22, 2005, 9:35]
War Against Spam Moves To Mobile Phones
News However, mobile phone regulator ICSTIS [Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services] continues to receive a growing number of consumer complaints as some mobile gateway companies consistently ignore...
[June 11, 2003, 11:45]
BT To Block Rogue Diallers
Talkback Hi Jim, you should contact someone on ICSTIS, they will help you to refund your money.
[July 20, 2004, 16:28]
UK Premium Rate Regulator Gets Tough On Rogues With IP Office Text-to-Speech Application Gateway
White Papers ICSTIS is the London based, industry-funded Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services. ICSTIS needed to improve their responsiveness to enquiries from the public.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
