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31st August 2003 Archive

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  • Oftel clamps down on rogue telemarketers

    Persistent misuse

    Oftel is plugging a loophole in UK regulations which let rogue telemarketing firms to get away with persistently making nuisance calls so long as they did not actually commit a criminal offence. The telecoms watchdog said that, after publishing its regulatory revisions, it is able to take action against any company that misuses …

    Small Biz 31 Aug 2003, 22:06

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