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Sytel Urges UK Companies to End Bad Outbound Dialling Practices or Face Backlash

November 23, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Telecom

Call follows warnings issued by Ofcom to household names such as TalkTalk. Sytel Limited, a global supplier of contact centre solutions, today issued a challenge to UK companies involved in telemarketing and outbound dialing to stop breaking the law or face an increasing consumer backlash. In 2003, the UK communications regulator Ofcom published rules for …

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Sytel CEO Named UK Contact Center Industry Champion

July 21, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Telecommunications Carriers & Services

Michael McKinlay, CEO of Sytel Limited, a global supplier of contact center solutions, has been named UK Industry Champion 2011 by ContactCenterWorld, for his work in promoting responsible automated dialing practices for outbound call centers. McKinlay has played a key industry role over the past 15 years, in guiding the FTC in the US and …

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New licences for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands – Will the digital dividend be shared fairly?

October 29, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Wireless Communications

October 29 2010 – As Ofcom prepares to allow new users to have licences for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum bands, will those users get what they pay for? Will those spectrum blocks really be for their exclusive use? And are we in danger of missing some short-term opportunities? Cambridge based CRFS Limited (www.crfs.com) has …

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Securing the airwaves for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

November 4, 2009 | Author: | Posted in Athletics, Basketball, Netball, Radio, Rugby Union, Soccer, Sport, Television, Tennis

Ofcom today set out its plans for how the airwaves will be managed during the London 2012 Games. Thousands of wireless applications will be needed during the seven week event, presenting a unique logistical challenge, never faced before by the UK. From walkie-talkies used by event organisers to TV cameras broadcasting to a global audience …

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Changes to the Broadcasting Code rules for promotion of Premium Rate Services (PRS)

November 4, 2009 | Author: | Posted in Internet & New Media, Television

Revised rules to strengthen audience protection in the use of premium rate telephone services in TV and radio programmes were announced today. The changes to Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code, which will come into effect early next year, mean that premium rate services (PRS) may only be included in editorial TV and radio programmes, such as phone-in …

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