Adverts for telecoms get most complaints from public

Adverts for telecommunications companies attracted the most complaints by the public in 2016 — as the total number of complaints rose by 8%.

According to the 2016 annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI), the watchdog received a total of 1,329 written complaints relating to 1,011 adverts last year. This represents an 8% increase on the previous year (2015).

A total of 1,376 complaints were resolved — a 16% increase on the previous year.