A15 The abundance of airline promotions offering reduced fares has generated much consumer frustration.

Moreover, Internet service providers in recent months have begun to make new efforts to respond to growing consumer frustration with spam.

This causes consumer frustration due to failed expectations.

Mr. Mastria said some consumer frustration was understandable, but he said he believed that policy makers had unfairly turned all telemarketers into pariahs.

In a handful of European countries, especially in France, consumer frustration has led to government proposals to legislate interoperability.

I discuss the wine not to promote consumer frustration but, in Mr. Massoud's words, "to show what's possible on Long Island."

At the same time, overcrowded planes, cutbacks in amenities like in-flight meals and a rising number of delays have increased consumer frustration.

Best Buy said mail-in rebates were the source of so much consumer frustration that it was going to phase them out completely by next year.

The iPod certainly has its detractors - look at Web sites like Smashmyipod.com and anythingbutipod.com to see the consumer frustration.

High cost of Internet access is a major point of consumer frustration in South Africa.