BT steals march on rivals with free call blocking plan
BT has thrown down the gauntlet to rivals by revealing plans to launch a free nuisance call blocking service, which…
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DMA hits back at claims TPS Assured is dead duck
The DMA has dismissed claims that its TPS Assured scheme is dead in the water – despite only two firms achieving the…
Director of fake TPS firm faces trial at Crown Court
The director of a Bournemouth telemarketing firm company fined £80,000 for making “aggressive” nuisance calls is now being prosecuted for…
PPI firm banned for totting up 40m nuisance calls
A claims management company that unleashed a barrage of 40 million calls about PPI in just three months has had…
DMA backs new laws to enforce marketing caller-ID
The DMA has welcomed new Government plans that will force direct marketing companies to display their telephone numbers in a…
Ofcom plan to fine firms for just 3 silent calls a day
Ofcom is launching a major probe into the telemarketing industry which could see it issue fines for as few as…
Your number’s up, ICO warns rogue marketing firms
The Information Commissioner’s Office may have lost two of its most senior enforcers – with a successor for Christopher Graham…
Hearing claims firm hit for turning deaf ear to ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its battle against rogue marketing calls and has performed a pincer movement with the…
Claims firm battered by £850,000 cold call fine
The Claims Management Regulator – the watchdog launched earlier this year to keep the industry in check – has trumped…
Watchdog takes £170,000 chunk out of TPS fakers
The privacy watchdog has come good on this week’s pledge to sink its teeth into rogue firms after revealing it has…