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Silent calls penalty soars to £2 million

Silent calls penalty soars to £2 million

10:20am Wednesday 24th March 2010

THE GOVERNMENT last night hailed the Daily Echo’s campaign against silent calls on the day it hiked the maximum fine for firms causing nuisance and distress to £2m.

Victory for campaigners in phone fight

4:12pm Tuesday 23rd May 2006

COMMUNICATIONS watchdog Ofcom has pledged to keep a close eye on tele-sales companies to make sure they stick to new regulations against silent calls.

HELPFUL NUMBERS

4:11pm Tuesday 23rd May 2006

By dialling these numbers you may reduce the number of silent calls but they are not a foolproof way as predictive dialling software is used by other companies as well as telesales firms.

Silent call firms face fines of £50,000

4:09pm Tuesday 23rd May 2006

COMPANIES which plague householders with "silent" telephone calls are to face fines of up to £50,000.

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