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Broadband speeds under scrutiny
News Advertising is another area the Consumer Panel wants addressed and Bowe said she will request the Advertising Standards Authority to work with ISPs to make broadband speed factors more prominent in marketing. [19 Dec 2007]
Broadband: King of the net connections
News The regulator said it is working with industry and the Advertising Standards Authority to ensure consumers have clear and accurate information about broadband speeds. B is for BT And fat pipe speeds are on the up too - at least on paper. [22 Nov 2007]
First free broadband not so free
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped down Carphone Warehouse's claims to offer 'free broadband forever'. The ASA also decided the term 'forever' used in Carphone's advertising was not appropriate. [19 Jul 2006]
Bulldog rapped over broadband prices in ads
News Bulldog has been told off by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over a deal that wasn't as good as it sounded. The ASA upheld the first complaints, saying the advertising had been misleading and instructed the ISP to make such claims more... [30 Mar 2006]
ASA sides with BT in Wanadoo war of words
News BT complained to the Advertising Standards Authority that the ad was "misleading and denigratory", as the telco charges between £5 and £11 to its competitors, whereas the ad may cause people to think the whole £20 charge was down to BT. [16 Nov 2005]
ASA bites back on BT flight offer
News BT suffered a stinging rebuke from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday for the poor running of its free flights promotion for new broadband customers. The ASA said: "The Authority.was concerned that some complainants had been... [13 Jan 2005]
Wanadoo "full speed broadband" claim slapped down by watchdog
News ISP Wanadoo has been slapped on the wrist by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for claiming 512Kbps was "full speed broadband". Advertising broadband speeds appear to have become a thorn in the side of ISPs in general of late. [16 Aug 2004]
AOL rapped over 'misleading' 1Mb ad claim
News AOL has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over advertising claims it made about its one-megabit broadband service. AOL countered that if certain factors that could hamper users' ability to get the maximum download speed... [03 Jun 2004]
NTL's 128Kbps broadband product 'not broadband'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against NTL for calling its 128Kbps internet access service a "high-speed broadband product" - a ruling that has left the cable firm furious. [09 Apr 2003]
Re:Viewing 2002 - A year in broadband (Part 3)
News BT also rekindled its battles with Freeserve in September - taking exception to some particularly misleading marketing from its rival, which it felt duty bound to report to the Advertising Standards Authority (see http://www.silicon.com/a55495 for... [20 Dec 2002]
What happens when Homer Simpson gets web-savvy?
Comment Today Freeserve found itself censured by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming its AnyTime service allowed you to surf "for as long as you like". By pure coincidence, we're certain, the complaint came from BT. [11 Sep 2002]
Dell, Fasthosts and BT shamed for misleading advertising
News BT and BT Cellnet, now O2, are among several high-tech companies to have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority's regulations today. Finally from today's adjudications, Dell was asked to change brochures for the Inspiron 2500 laptop... [03 Jul 2002]
Telewest stunt derided by BT
News Telewest's action quickly followed a ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority that BT had misled customers in a piece of direct marketing. Telewest has attempted to capitalise on a ruling that BT is not supplying unlimited voice calls, as... [05 Apr 2002]
BT told off for internet ad - again
News The Advertising Standards Authority judged that "consumers could infer from the advertisements that they could access the internet for any length of time with no time limitations". BT has received another slap on the wrist for misleading... [04 Dec 2001]
Consumer group calls for investigation into 'misleading' ISP ads
News The Consumers Association (CA) is calling for the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to investigate misleading internet access offers. AltaVista's service was due to go live in June and despite having hundreds of thousands of customers... [22 Aug 2000]
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