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UK Regulator Bars 15 Companies For Non-payment Of Fines

ICSTIS – the UK regulator of premium rate telephone services – the following companies have been barred from providing premium rate telephone services due to non payment of fines during 2007.

Christopher Saunder
Detroit Security Systems
Funview
Global Networks Communications
Iqbal Asif
Maccalaccas
Mad Max Mobile
Opus Ventures Ltd
Red Arrow
Steve Felkin
Telicom Ltd
Terence Howell
Wannabefamous Ltd
Whale Communications
Zak Enterprises

December 31st, 2007 | Tags: | Category: UK News | Comments are closed

Police Warning Over Phone Scam

POLICE in Midlothian have issued a warning to residents to be vigilant against a new premium-rate telephone scam operating in the region.

Officers from Lothian and Borders Police and Midlothian trading standards said they were investigating the scam, which encourages people to phone a premium rate number after they receive a bogus mail [...]

December 31st, 2007 | Tags: | Category: UK News | Comments are closed

Premium Rate Phone Services Back At BBC

The BBC is to begin reintroducing premium rate phone calls to its programmes from next month, it was announced today. Its decision follows a suspension last year after revelations about misuse of premium rate phone calls and derived competitions which dented public trust in the institution.

From this week all premium rate phone [...]

December 30th, 2007 | Tags: | Category: UK News | Comments are closed