news archive 2005

ICSTIS ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS TO SMS GUIDELINES (24 March)
Following the reminder issued to the industry on Code obligations when providing premium rate SMS, Guideline 20 has now been updated.
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ICSTIS ISSUES CONSUMER ALERT ABOUT PRIZE CLAIM LINE MESSAGES (23 March)
icstis has issued an alert about the rising number of complaints about recorded messages promoting premium rate services - typically prize claim lines.
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ICSTIS ANNOUNCES LEVY FOR 2005/6 (23 March)
icstis has announced the levy that will apply to all outpayments to service providers from 1 April 2005. Click here to see the final version of the Activity Plan & Budget for 2005/6 and here to see our response to comments received during the original consultation.
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ICSTIS ISSUES STATEMENT ON ITS USE OF THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE (15 March)
icstis has issued a Statement on its use of the Emergency Procedure in response to recent serious consumer harm caused by a number of service providers.