“Outgoing Ofcom chairman David Currie has said that his successor should expect the communications regulator to have an expanded remit with responsibility for stricter control over internet content.”
The Guardian, 16th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Early plans to create a giant ‘Big Brother’ database holding information about every phone call, email and internet visit made in the UK were last night condemned by the Government’s own terrorism watchdog.”
The Independent, 15th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who made more than a 100 abusive and threatening calls mainly to women has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ministers are considering a £12 billion plan to monitor the e-mail, telephone and internet browsing records of every person in Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Anyone who has abused premium-rate telephone numbers in the past will be barred from using the numbers again, telecoms regulator Ofcom has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Britain’s biggest credit card company has been fined £50,000 by the telecoms regulator for making silent and abandoned phone calls to UK customers.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Liberal Democrats broke the law by making automated phone calls to supporters during their party conference, despite having been warned that their actions would be likely to breach regulations.”
The Times, 26th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Fraudsters have begun cold-calling householders to accuse them of copyright infringement online and threaten them with court action, an ISP has reported.”
The Register, 4th September 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“Ofcom, the communications regulator, has begun its first full-scale inquiry into the mobile phone industry in a move that could revolutionise charging for mobile calls.”
The Times, 29th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Tiscali, the Italian broadband operator currently up for sale, is suing BT for ‘defamation and malicious falsehood’ after the telecommunications group wrote to Tiscali’s customers trying to persuade them to switch to BT’s broadband service.”
The Times, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A European Commission investigation has found that four in five websites selling mobile phone services such as ringtones appear to breach consumer protection rules.”
OUT-LAW.com. 18th July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“No decision has been taken to create a huge database containing details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, security minister Lord West says.”
BBC News, 17th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Four convicted drug dealers have become the first criminals in England and Wales to be banned from owning or using more than one mobile telephone, under new police powers.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Britain’s information watchdog criticised today plans for a massive Government database holding details of every phone call and e-mail and the time spent on the internet by the public as a step too far.”
The Times, 15th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Europe’s top rights court ruled against the government on Tuesday for intercepting telephone calls between British and Irish rights groups and their clients, violating their right to privacy.”
Reuters, 1st July 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
“GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly. ”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s biggest credit card company faces being fined by the telecoms watchdog for making ‘annoying’ silent calls to people’s homes, it emerged yesterday.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised proposals to build one Government-owned database to hold a log of phone calls, email and internet use in the UK. The ICO has said that the move would be unjustified.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A massive government database holding details of every phone call, e-mail and time spent on the internet by the public is being planned as part of the fight against crime and terrorism. Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies would hand over the records to the Home Office under plans put forward by officials.”
The Times, 20th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Media watchdog Ofcom fined commercial broadcaster ITV a record 5.68 million pounds on Thursday for cheating viewers over phone-in competitions on some of its most popular shows.”
Reuters, 8th May 2008
Source: www.reuters.com
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