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BT, Sky and Virgin Media have announced plans to close a loophole on their phone networks which lets criminals dupe people into revealing sensitive information. The…
BT, Virgin Media and other ISPs that currently charge for caller ID could be forced to make the service free to customers. An inquiry into…
The TPS (Telephone Preference Service) has announced the launch of a new ‘TPS Assured’ kitemark designed to give customers peace of mind when they’re contacted…
TalkTalk has launched a new HomeSafe call blocking service that lets customers report and block excessive marketing spam callers. Customers receiving excessive calls from marketing…
Ofcom has announced plans to crack down on spam callers who exploit number spoofing to avoid detection. A ‘spoofed’ number on a call display could…
Everyone hates marketing calls. While we’ve got every sympathy for the poor sods that have to make them for a living, that doesn’t make getting…
BT has announced plans to display the numbers of international callers. As part of an upgrade to caller ID services, this will make it easier for…
The tables have been turned on cold callers and overenthusiastic telemarketers by a Leeds businessman. Lee Beaumont, fed up of being interrupted by marketing calls…
TalkTalk has launched MobileSafe, a security suite for Android phones that’s a mobile version of its popular HomeSafe software. MobileSafe is a free app for…
BT has unveiled its latest weapons in the war against nuisance spam calls, the BT7600, BT4000 and BT4500 phones. These landline phones, like the BT6500…
A Manchester-based company has been slapped with a £45,000 fine for making over 1,000 unwanted marketing calls. Tameside Energy Sevices were found to be guilty…
Nev Wilshire’s telemarketing companies Nationwide Energy Services and We Claim U Gain have announced their intentions to appeal fines handed down by the Information Commissioner’s…
