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RSS icstis in news'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... [15 Feb 2008]
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... [11 Jan 2007]
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... [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... [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,... [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... [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... [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]
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... [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... [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... [28 Feb 2005]
Mobile spam: Would you ditch your operator?
News In terms of resolving the issue Grenville urged users to report spammers to bodies such as ICSTIS. An increasing number of mobile phone users are receiving spam messages on their handsets, according to the latest... [10 Feb 2005]
Tougher fines promised in premium-rate dialler crackdown
News The regulator wants an increase in the £100,000 limit for fines that the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS) watchdog can levy. An ICSTIS... [09 Dec 2004]
Rogue diallers draw consumer and watchdog anger
News As if slow downloads and pedestrian web access wasn't enough, the problem of rogue diallers racking up huge phone bills is still a major issue according to ICSTIS, the watchdog which regulates premium rate numbers. [30 Nov 2004]
