Well, firstly, it can ‘bring telecoms kicking and screaming into the 21st century’, as Pete Moorey, head of campaigns at Which?, reminded MPs when giving evidence in Parliament earlier this week.
How will the Digital Economy Bill help you?
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Cold-callers
Posts tagged with "cold-callers"
Update: Should company directors be held responsible for nuisance calls?
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Eight in ten people agree with our proposal to hold company directors personally accountable for nuisance phone calls. And it’s now more clear than ever why this is necessary.
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Update: 26 nuisance calls a month
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Nuisance calls create real distress and our analysis of more than seven million phone calls reveals this is an everyday menace for many people. (more…)
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Why not make banks foot the bill for claims firms’ fees?
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Proposals to cap claims management companies’ fees are on their way, but is the Government missing a trick here? Why not make the banks pay for the cost of claiming?
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe: why we’re blocking withheld numbers
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On 16 May it will be a legal requirement for companies to provide a valid number when they call you. Here’s Baroness Neville-Rolfe to explain why.
Scam watch: could this refund scam fool you?
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A cold caller tells you there’s been a problem with your broadband and you’re due a refund, it sounds genuine. But then you’re asked for your card details, and alarm bells should ring – as they did for this Which? member.
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Update: Calling time on withheld numbers
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The Government has announced a crackdown on withheld numbers, making it a legal requirement for companies to provide a valid number when they call you. How many calls from withheld numbers do you get?
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ICO: what we’re doing about nuisance PPI calls
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Have you been nuisance called by claims management companies trying to get you to reclaim PPI? Here’s Steve Eckersley on what the ICO is doing to crack down on them.
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Who is really responsible for a company’s nuisance calling?
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A whopping £350,000 fine has been issued to a Brighton-based company for making over 46 million nuisance calls. But shouldn’t the company’s directors be held accountable too?
Scam watch: have you been cold called by a boiler scam?
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Be warned, cold calls flogging new boilers are on the rise. But as John suspected these are likely to be a scam.
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Taking nuisance calls campaign to Scottish Parliament
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Today, we took the nuisance calls campaign to the Scottish Parliament. We talked to MSPs about the problem, shared your concerns, and outlined some of our solutions.
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Nuisance calls crackdown: the progress so far
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One year on from the first report by the Nuisance Calls and Texts Task Force, we’ve found some good progress but there’s still more to do.
Calling time on nuisance calls in Scotland
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Nuisance calls are the bane of many households across the UK. And with nine in ten people in Scotland plagued by such calls, we now want the Scottish Government to take action. Will you join us?
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Have you had nuisance calls promising to stop nuisance calls?
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Yes, you did read that right! Believe it or not, there are a growing number of scammers calling you up promising to stop nuisance calls. Guess what? They do nothing of the sort…