Noose tightens on bosses of rogue call companies
Legislation which could lead to the disqualification of rogue telemarketing company directors like Tony Abbott and Nev Wilshire – whose businesses…
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Ofcom set to scrap ‘zero tolerance’ for silent calls
Telecoms regulator Ofcom is understood to have abandoned its plan to enforce a “zero tolerance” approach to telemarketing, which could…
Fresh plea to bang up bosses of nuisance call firms
Another day, another fresh call for tougher action on nuisance calls after consumer group Which? pooh-poohed Information Commissioner’s Office claims…
PPI extension ‘the final nail in telemarketing coffin’
UK banks may be facing three more years of PPI mis-selling claims, after the City watchdog extended the compensation deadline,…
Fresh call to outlaw payday loan cold telemarketing
The Financial Conduct Authority and Her Majesty’s Treasury are being urged to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls promoting high-risk financial products,…
Nev Wilshire admits offence over Indian call centre
BBC TV Call Centre boss Nev Wilshire has found himself in the dock once again after admitting that he forgot…
Finance firms losing £20m a year to call centre fraud
Every year, financial services brands in the UK are losing more than £20m each to fraudsters targeting them through contact…
Just one abandoned call could trigger Ofcom action
The telemarketing industry is bracing itself for a major crackdown with Ofcom planning to enforce a “zero tolerance” approach, meaning…
Reactiv Media placed into liquidation owing £2.4m
Reactiv Media, the Yorkshire direct marketing firm which was booted out of the DMA and fined £75,000 over nuisance calls,…
Direct marketing caller-ID finally comes into force
The Government has finally confirmed that any UK company making direct marketing calls to consumers will have to display their…