Oral Hearing (Phone-Paid Services Authority)

TCS Combined Solutions Ltd ran a subscription service called ‘DiscountMeDirect’ which operated at two different price points: a maximum of two £2.50 messages per week on one shortcode, or a maximum of three £1.50 messages per week on other shortcodes.Following an oral hearing, the Tribunal found the breaches to be very serious. These breaches included failing to get consent to charge some...

The Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA) has issued a fine of £600,000 and a two-year prohibition from the market to Veoo Ltd.The company will also need to submit to a formal compliance audit should it wish to return to the market once this ban ends.The case was adjudicated on by a PSA Tribunal, which conducted an oral hearing in which representations were made by both sides.After deliberation,...

On 25 October 2012, a PhonepayPlus Tribunal upheld three breaches of the PhonepayPlus Code of Practice against M.E. Media Market Limited in relation to its Speedy Quiz service. Following a request for an Oral hearing by M.E. Media Market Limited, an Oral hearing Tribunal reconsidered the matter on 6 June 2013.The Speedy Quiz service was a non-subscription quiz competition service, which charged...

On 25 October 2012, a PhonepayPlus Tribunal upheld three breaches of the PhonepayPlus Code of Practice against M.E. Media Market Limited in relation to its Speedy Quiz service. Following a request for an Oral hearing by M.E. Media Market Limited, an Oral hearing Tribunal reconsidered the matter on 6 June 2013.The Speedy Quiz service was a non-subscription quiz competition service, which charged...

First settlement 22/02/2012