news archive 2006
october 2006ICSTIS RESPONDS TO GAMBLING COMMISSIONS CONSULTATION ON PRIZE COMPETITIONS AND FREE DRAWS (27 October)
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NICK ELMER (26 October)
icstis has prohibited Nick Elmer from running or being associated with any person or company operating premium rate services for a period of 18-months.
Click here to view the adjudication.
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ICSTIS PUBLISHES HALF-YEAR STATEMENT (24 October)
icstis has today published its half-year statement covering April to September 2006. The statement highlights, among other things, the ongoing success of our contact centre in providing a high-quality service, reduced levels of complaint about premium rate services and a significant improvement in fine recovery levels.
It also sets out key goals for the next six months, including the launch of a website specifically targeted to meet the needs of children, ongoing consultation with stakeholders over our forthcoming regulation of 0871 services, and the completion of our re-branding exercise.
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ICSTIS COMMITTEE MEMBER VACANCY
If you are interested in applyng for the position of icstis committee member, please download the application pack and apply by Tuesday 7th November 2006.
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LATEST ADJUDICATIONS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE (23 October)
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11th CODE OF PRACTICE - AN UPDATE (16 October)
icstis has finalised consulting on draft of the 11th Code of Practice. The draft 11th Code is now with Ofcom who, having undertaken their own statutory consultation, are considering the responses. We hope that Ofcom will be in a position to issue a statement by early November 2006. If the Code is approved then there will be a short period - probably between 6 to 8 weeks - before it is implemented in full.
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ICSTIS LAUNCHES REVIEW OF QUIZ TV SECTOR (12 October)
icstis has announced that it is to carry out a review of the quiz TV sector following concerns over the clarity of call cost information and a lack of transparency about how services work.
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LATEST ADJUDICATIONS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE (9 October)
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BIG BROTHER VOTING LINES "MISLEADING" RULES ICSTIS (5 October)
icstis has ruled that Channel 4's Big Brother voting service has breached its Code of Practice by misleading viewers. Detailed investigations were undertaken involving Channel 4 and the two service providers concerned, iTouch (UK) Ltd and Minick Ltd. For full details, click on the relevant links - iTouch (UK) Ltd adjudication and Minick Ltd adjudication.
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ICSTIS PUBLISHES STATEMENT ON CONSUMER REFUNDS (3 October)
icstis has today published the criteria it will use when awarding consumer refunds as part of a sanction when its Code of Practice is breached. The accompanying press release outlines possible circumstances which are likely to trigger an order to pay refunds.
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