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RSS icstis'Fake' scam text messages warn against rip-offs
News The service has been set up by PhonepayPlus (formerly Icstis), the organisation that regulates phone-paid services. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is sending out fake scam SMS messages to young people to help raise awareness around text scams. [15 Feb 2008]
UK Premium Rate Regulator Gets Tough on Rogues With IP Office Text-to-Speech Application Gateway
White Paper 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. [24 Apr 2007]
C&W guilty in British Gas 75p-per-minute case
News Cable & Wireless has admitted it was at fault after British Gas was fined £5,000 by regulator Icstis for its premium rate phone line. Icstis said in its adjudication: "Although it appeared unlikely that there was any wilful attempt to mislead or... [11 Jan 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.08.06
Round-Up A statement from Icstis said: "The majority of the complainants believe that they have been misled as they were under the impression that they had voted to evict the contestants permanently. Icstis is urging all of the parties involved to continue... [11 Aug 2006]
Rogue dialler crackdown targets network providers
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... [11 Jul 2006]
New rogue internet dialler crackdown planned
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... [21 Nov 2005]
Automated calls company stung with £100,000 fine
News Premium rate regulator Icstis has issued a £100,000 fine to a company accused of making unsolicited recorded calls promising exotic prizes. Icstis had received a number of complaints about the firm, Digital Media, which promised recipients of its... [19 Sep 2005]
Rogue diallers scalp Microsoft security guru
News Gibson later revealed he had attempted to contact ICSTIS, which regulates the premium-rate number industry, but they had been unable to help him. And last month, ICSTIS announced new powers to prevent the criminals who run rogue dialler scams from... [07 Sep 2005]
Rogue diallers: Cash-in quick is over, says ICSTIS
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 the 30-day waiting period will protect consumers, and make it much harder for criminals to operate... [08 Aug 2005]
£250,000 fines for internet dialler rogues
News The proposals, unveiled by ecommerce minister Alun Michael and backed by the premium services regulator ICSTIS, come in response to consumers concerned about unwittingly connecting to expensive internet diallers. [29 Jun 2005]
Leader: Phone spammers - at least they get 'done'
Leader UK premium rate phone regulator ICSTIS has announced a major crackdown on operators fleecing consumers with automated spam messages which call their landlines encouraging them to phone a premium rate number to win a prize. [04 Apr 2005]
Record fines for landline 'phone spam'
News Premium rate phone regulator ICSTIS has handed out record fines, totalling £1.3m, to companies sending automated marketing messages to consumers down their phone lines. ICSTIS has noted a dramatic increase in the use of automated caller equipment... [04 Apr 2005]
Directory enquiries: UK 'not interested in price'
News Consumers don't care about how good a service is when using directory enquiries services - they're led by advertising, a new report from communications watchdog Ofcom and premium rate service regulator Icstis has found. [18 Mar 2005]
Rogue diallers face BT clampdown
News BT's move has been welcomed by the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS), which regulates commercial telephone services. This is really good news," said an ICSTIS spokeswoman. [16 Mar 2005]
When does free really mean free?
News Premium rate content providers will have to agree to abide by tougher rules on misselling if they want to continue doing business, watchdog Icstis has announced. Premium rate regulator Icstis wants consumers to be sure. [28 Feb 2005]
