ITV Drops Phone-In Game Shows Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Take-Away latest show to be accused of misleading viewers with premium rate phone-in games, ITV has stopped all phone and red-button interactive shows, Deloitte to examine procedures for all ITV shows, including X Factor and I'm a Celebrity 06.03.07 Guardian, Broadcasting, Gambling Law, Media Law, Premium Rate Phone Lines
Ofcom to Accredit Price Comparators Telecom regulator Ofcom plans to follow energy regulato Ofgen in giving official sanction to any price comparison website that is 'easy to use and accurate', even where it is owned by a telecom operator BBC Energy comparator uSwitch accused of misleading customers to encourage changing suppliers 11.12.06 Guardian, Internet Regulation
Ofcom Imposes Tough Rules on VoIP Ofcom will now require VoIP operators who offer services to residential or small businesses to information on service reliability (whether the service will work in the event of a power outage), access to emergency services and availability of number portability, require VoIP operators to implement a Code of Practice 03.04.07 Eversheds, Internet Regulation
Spam on the Telephone Adoption of 'Voice over IP' (VoIP) by businesses presents new opportunities for spammers, could be used to disseminate 'Spam over Internet Telephony' (SPIT), voicemail messages that clutter recipient's inbox and potentially overload network 09.01.07 Eversheds, Business Regulation, Marketing Law, Spam
Regulator Eases Rules for Yell The Competition Commission has today published for consultation its proposed remedies to address the deficit of competition identified in the market for Classified Directory Advertising Services (CDAS), commission proposes that Yell should be allowed to raise prices in line with the RPI 07.09.06 Competition Commission, Advertising, Competition Law, Media Law
3 Wins Appeal The Competition Appeal Tribunal recently upheld mobile network operator 3's appeal against Ofcom's finding that it is dominant in the market for wholesale voice call termination on its own network 13.01.06 Eversheds, Competition Law, Mobile Telecoms
OFR for Telecoms The first Reporting Standard is aimed at all companies that are required to prepare an Operating and Financial Review, but the implementation guidance included with the Reporting Standard does set out examples of non-financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which may be relevant to the telecoms sector 10.06.05 Law Now, Capital Markets Links, Company Law Links, Corporate Governance Links
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BBC Show Took Fake Calls Saturday Kitchen, made by Cactus TV, same producers under investigation for taking false calls on Richard and Judy, faces inquiry from premium rate regulator Icstis, evidence of encouraging costly 'live' calls to pre-recorded shows 26.02.07 News of the World, Gambling Law, Media Law
£3b Tax Rebate Firms which paid over £22b for spectrum to run 3G mobile phone services are going to ECJ to claim £3b rebate on VAT 06.10.04 Financial Times, UK Tax Links
CEO Carter Leaving Ofcom Head of Ofcom Stephen Carter will leave regulator at end of this month, ex-CO of NTL says he would like to run another media company 21.07.06 Telegraph, Media Law
Babcock + eircom Freshfields advised eircom in recommended cash offer from BCM Ireland, a company formed by Babcock & Brown Capital and the eircom Employee Share Ownership Trust for the purpose of the offer Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer New chair Pierre Danon will press to split wholesale from retail operations 24.05.06 Telegraph, Capital Markets
Mobi63 Privatisation A consortium including international law firm Bird & Bird has been chosen by the Republic of Serbia to advise on the privatisation of Mobi63, a mobile telecommunications company - a company valued over £800 million. The sale process of Mobi63 is being led by Paris based Rothschild 13.05.06 Bird & Bird, Mobile Telecoms
Mobi63 Privatisation A consortium including international law firm Bird & Bird has been chosen by the Republic of Serbia to advise on the privatisation of Mobi63, a mobile telecommunications company - a company valued over £800 million. The sale process of Mobi63 is being led by Paris based Rothschild 13.05.06 Bird and Bird, Mobile Telecoms
