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Link: New Program Sets to Protect the Public from Premium Rate Phone In Competition ‘Rip Off’s’

Premium Rate expert Richard Howard has called for an independent accreditation program to monitor competitions run via premium SMS and voice services in the UK.

“No doubt the last few weeks have certainly been some of the darkest in Premium Rate History. I’ve been disgusted by the number of high profile phone-in services that haven’t been giving users an equal chance to win and believe that the overwhelming amount of negative coverage regarding competitions via phone and SMS is in danger of permanently scaring such services with a “rip off” stamp where as in reality only a fraction of such services are deliberately run against ICSTIS’s Code of Practice.”

“I have long believed that the public have been crying out for a recognizable & trusted stamp that validates competitions run by Premium Rate, a scheme that independently confirms the cost per entry, the prize, who runs the promotion & explains how the winner is selected. And so due to public demand I will be leading the launch of such a program.”

The scheme called “Fair Play Competitions” is the first of its kind will encourage premium rate competition promoters to join to verify that their competition operates not only to ICSTIS guidelines but also to the Fair Play Competitions program’s strict moral code.

You can find out more about the proposed scheme at www.fairplaycompetitions.co.uk

4 COMMENTS

  1. Is this posting some form of joke? This guy is just promoting his own services through a series of totally unsubtle links and prompts. It’s sick.

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  2. I think this is a good idea and wish we had an independent organisation to look after this in NZ. Instead txt competition pricing is determined by the Gambling Act which leaves a lot of grey areas and the telecos running for cover.
    The Gambling Act was changed to stop people using the price of entry to pay for prizes, but has left everyone in the industry confused, and the telecos are now suppose to accept/reject txt competition price points by their clients – which generally results in a lot of arguments as people have different opinions about the interpretation of the law.
    Count yourselves lucky the Government hasn’t gotten involved! I think this is a good idea and wish we had an independent organisation to look after this in NZ. Instead txt competition pricing is determined by the Gambling Act which leaves a lot of grey areas and the telecos running for cover.
    The Gambling Act was changed to stop people using the price of entry to pay for prizes, but has left everyone in the industry confused, and the telecos are now suppose to accept/reject txt competition price points by their clients – which generally results in a lot of arguments as people have different opinions about the interpretation of the law.
    Count yourselves lucky the Government hasn’t gotten involved!

  3. What a great idea! People don’t typically know that ANYONE can set up their own 09x and SMS competition within a matter of days and get this the telecoms supplier, ICSTIS or Ofcom in fact NO ONE monitors the running of the comp and so loads go with NO PRIZE EVER being issued.

    BTY I don’t see the prob wid this guy plugging his “Premium Rate Advice Guide” “mobile vision” as 1st of all it’s free and second it helps you and being avoid these bloddy scams. Thank god someones blowing the whistle on these cowboys I certainly don’t agree with you that it’s “sick”.

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    What’s refreshing is that Phonenumbers4u is fully conscious that a good proportion of its businesses revenue is dependant on the success of it’s clients Premium Rate Services. And so I believe that Phonenumbers4u goes that extra mile for its clients to constantly ensure that its clients are always maximising their return so that all parties are generating the maximum amount of revenue. I know for a fact that many clients consider Phonenumbers4u to be much more than a supplier of Premium Rate Services, many have faith in Phonenumbers4u as a partner / consultant who will help them take their Premium Rate Business to the next level.

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    I rest my case………………

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