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UK Premium Rate Phone Regulator Launches Emergency Procedure Investigation Into SMS Winner

PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, has launched an investigation following six complaints from members of the public about a service called ‘SMSWinner’. The service, operating on SMS shortcodes 64546 and 60032, has been suspended pending the result of the investigation. PhonepayPlus considers the Service Provider responsible under the PhonepayPlus Code of [...]

UK Regulator Clamps Down On Free Advice Services

The UK premium rate telecom regulator – Phonepayplus is now acting on premium rate companies that are charging people for information that can be found free elsewhere.

Phonepayplus also said operators promoting premium rate phone services on websites should not be able to use websites names ending in ORG, as it may [...]

UK Regulator Highlights Importance Of Industry Monitoring Of 087 Premium Rate Number Ranges

One month to the day since PhonepayPlus took over regulation of 0871/2/3 numbers, it is reminding 087 network operators to remain vigilant about the threat of consumer harm from services operating on their 087 number ranges.

PhonepayPlus has already seen evidence of a potential missed-call scam operating on 0871 number ranges. It [...]