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Prepaid call card investigation
Written Osborne Clarke on 26 Nov 2004
Ofcom recently investigated price claims in prepaid calling card ads. It found cause for concern in this growing market and we report on the undertakings extracted from three operators and…
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Oftel ticks off BT
Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Dec 2003
After a complaint, Oftel has told BT to stop using information about customers transferring to other telecom suppliers to try and dissuade them from switching. For the recent new law…
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Premium rate watchdog publishes plans for 2004
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2003
ICSTIS has just made public its plans for how it is going to spend its 2004. It is clear from this that the ICSTIS Code is going to undergo a…
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New ‘persistent telecoms misuse’ laws clarified
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2003
Under the new Communications Act 2003, Oftel (to be part of Ofcom come January 2004) is empowered to levy fines of up to £5,000 for misuse of telecommunications networks. A…
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Multiple ASA whammy for scratchcard ‘prize competition’
Written Osborne Clarke on 29 May 2003
Six out of eight complaints upheld was not an ideal result for a recent series of three “scratchcard prize competitions” run by Thus. Topic: Telecoms Who: Thus Plc and The Advertising Standards…
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Oftel mounts on-line customer kite mark bandwagon
Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Oct 2002
Oftel’s new “Price Assurance Standard Scheme” is for on-line telecoms service information aggregators Topic: Telecommunications Who: Oftel Where: London When: September 2002 What happened: After a lengthy consultation period Telecoms watchdog Oftel…
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Oftel Kite-Mark For Telecom Aggregation Sites
Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Jan 2002
In a new take on on-line consumer confidence schemes, telecoms regulator Oftel has announced a proposed code and kite mark for sites comparing telecoms prices. Topic: Telecommunications Who: Oftel…
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Challenges Ahead For Premium Rate Regulator
Written Osborne Clarke on 22 Jan 2002
As “non-dial” premium-rate use through the net and digital TV proliferate, there is more unsavoury work at the cross roads for regulator ICSTIS to tackle. Topic: Telecommunications Who: nications…
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