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Culture, Media & Sport MPs report on nuisance calls
Written by Daisy Jones on 14 Jan 2014
Who: House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee Where: UK When: 27 November 2013 Law stated as at: 31 December 2013 What happened: The House of Commons Culture, Media…
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Fly on wall BBC 3 series call centre suffers swingeing cold calling fines
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Jul 2013
Who: Information Commissioner’s Office and Save Britain Money Limited When: June 2013 Where: Swansea Law stated as at: 3 July 2013 What happened: Call centres featured in a “fly on…
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Nuisance call complaint levels prompt Ofcom report
Written Osborne Clarke on 10 Jun 2013
Who: OFCOM When: May 17 2013 Where: London Law stated as at: June 4 2013 What happened: Phone calls down; nuisance calls up Telecommunications reached a turning point in 2011. …
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Record mis-selling fine
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 May 2013
Topic: Telemarketing Who: Ofgem Where: UK When: 3 May 2013 Law stated as at: 8 May 2013 What happened: Energy regulator Ofgem has imposed its largest ever fine of £10.5m…
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“Do not call” landmark reached
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Apr 2013
Topic: Telemarketing Who: ICO Where: UK When: 18 March 2013 Law stated as at: 4 April 2013 What happened: On 18 March 2013 the ICO issued a monetary penalty of…
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Ofcom reports dramatic spike in unwanted/silent call complaints
Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Mar 2013
Topic: Telemarketing Who: Ofcom Where: London When: February 2013 Law stated as at: 28 February 2013 What happened: Ofcom published the latest edition of its Telecoms Complaints Bulletin. This revealed…
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Panorama and ICO Annual Report put spotlight on UK “do not call” law compliance
Written Osborne Clarke on 08 Aug 2012
Are UK regulators taking cold calling laws seriously? A Panorama programme suggested there should be doubts, whilst ICO’s latest Annual Report showed a big jump in telemarketing complaints. Stephen Groom…
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“Do not call” list nears landmark
Written Osborne Clarke on 04 May 2012
The Telephone Preference Service is the UK’s statutory list of numbers that have been opted out of receiving cold calls. It is administered under licence from Ofcom by the Direct…
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ICO consults on proposed revised statutory guidance on the imposition of monetary penalties
Written by Anna Williams on 02 Aug 2011
ICO has launched a new consultation to give the opportunity for comments on the circumstances when it proposes issue monetary penalty notices for serious breaches of the Privacy and Electronic…
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Maximum silent call penalties increased again
Written Osborne Clarke on 08 Oct 2010
Ofcom has power under the Communications Act 2003 to impose penalties for persistent misuse of electronic communications networks. The recent increase in the maximum was accompanied by a revised Ofcom…
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Regulators get tough on errant telemarketers
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 May 2010
Just as ICO serves enforcement notices on 2 security companies for telemarketing offences, the very next day BIS publishes confirmation that the fines for making silent calls will increase from…
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$4.67m paid out by US “do-not-call” law violators
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 May 2010
The FTC has been cracking down on telemarketers cold calling numbers supplied in prize promotion entries. But were these really “cold” calls and could UK telemarketers learn any lessons from…
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All Articles in Telemarketing

Culture, Media & Sport MPs report on nuisance calls

Fly on wall BBC 3 series call centre suffers swingeing cold calling fines

Nuisance call complaint levels prompt Ofcom report

Record mis-selling fine

“Do not call” landmark reached

Ofcom reports dramatic spike in unwanted/silent call complaints

Panorama and ICO Annual Report put spotlight on UK “do not call” law compliance

“Do not call” list nears landmark

ICO consults on proposed revised statutory guidance on the imposition of monetary penalties

Maximum silent call penalties increased again

Regulators get tough on errant telemarketers

$4.67m paid out by US “do-not-call” law violators

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