News and Events

June 2006

12TH ICSTIS FORUM
13 June 2006

ICSTIS will be holding its 12th Forum on Monday 10th July at the Plaisterer's Hall in London. The event will offer an invaluable networking and information-gathering opportunity as well as providing an introduction to the new icstis chairman, Sir Alistair Graham, an update on the proposed regulation of 0871 numbers and more.

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ICSTIS and Ofcom act to stamp out Internet dialler harm on all numbers
09 June 2006

ICSTIS, the premium rate services regulator, has today issued a Notice requiring all companies using Internet dialler software to obtain its prior permission before operating. This requirement will apply to all diallers irrespective of the cost of the call or the telephone number used, not just those operating on 09 numbers as is the current case.

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PRS CONDITION AMENDMENT 2006
08 June 2006

Today Ofcom has extended the definition of controlled premium rate services (CPRS) to include 'internet dialler software' (diallers) irrespective of the call cost or number. In proposing to extend the definition of CPRS to capture diallers, Ofcom set out that it did not want to unintentionally capture pay-as-you-go dial up and unmetered dial up internet services. These services by internet service providers providing narrowband access to the internet to end-users using a dial-up connection are specifically excluded.

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