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Apple back on naughty bench over iPhone ads
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned another iPhone ad after consumers complained it exaggerated the speed of the device. A recent TV ad for the iPhone 3G stated: "So... [26 Nov 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken issue with claims that mobile broadband is interchangeable with its fixed line 'home' equivalent. The ASA's adjudication follows a... [16 Oct 2008]
When is free broadband not free broadband?
News The Advertising Standards Authority has rapped Carphone Warehouse's TalkTalk unit over a recent TV advert that promised free broadband even though it was not available to all customers.... [25 Sep 2008]
Inbox: iPhone ad, red boxes, wi-fi piggybacking, sci-fi thinking
Comment The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad for the iPhone that promised users access to "all parts of the internet" on their Apple device. Perhaps, just with a little thought... [04 Sep 2008]
iPhone ad banned over 'all internet' claim
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to "all parts of the internet" on their Apple device. The TV advert featured an... [27 Aug 2008]
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... [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. And fat pipe speeds... [22 Nov 2007]
Got 8Mbps broadband? Are you sure?
News has questioned the way in which those speeds are advertised, pointing out that the Advertising Standards Authority's (ASA) guidelines accept the words "up to" only when most customers... [03 Aug 2007]
PC World escapes punishment over chip ads
News The person who complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), whose name was not revealed, suggested the claim "twice as fast" mistakenly implied the Core 2 Duo would always be... [06 Jul 2007]
Editor's Blog: Moving bits
Comment So now there's an e-petition on the 10 Downing Street website asking the PM "to insist that Ofcom and the ASA [Advertising Standards Authority] stop broadband providers... [05 Apr 2007]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received eight complaints about the advert saying the barcode on Blair's lip made him resemble Hitler and that the portrayal of a public figure... [30 Nov 2006]
Data theft scandal - what we can learn from India
Comment The Financial Services Authority undertook an investigation into standards in India in April 2005 and the Banking Code Standards Board (BCSB) audited eight Indian call centres earlier... [06 Oct 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.08.06
Round-Up This is why many people sat up and took notice when news broke this week that the Advertising Standards Authority had censured the Home Office over a radio ad which, it is alleged,... [25 Aug 2006]
Leader: What porn?
Leader The Advertising Standards Authority upheld the complaint of one listener but to be honest you'd have to have a pretty good nose for porn to follow the threads here and sniff out some... [23 Aug 2006]
'Porn' claim sees Home Office rapped for child safety ads
News The Home Office has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog received a complaint claiming a radio ad promoting a website offering advice to children... [23 Aug 2006]
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