€75,000 fines for nuisance callers

Consumer fraud officials say a dozen companies are responsible for two out of every three pest calls reported on Bloctel site.

Published Monday 03 April 2017 - 14:55 Modified Monday 03 April 2017 - 14:55

More than 150 businesses have been investigated by fraud squad officials over abusive phone calls – and 70 of them have been fined up to €75,000 each as continual phone pests.

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