Ofcom extends premium rate services consultation deadline
Ofcom, the lead communications regulator, has extended the deadline for its review of premium rate services (PRS) by one week, following stakeholder feedback.
The Review of Premium Rate Services consultation looks at whether certain types of premium rate services require specific PRS regulation. In particular, PRS bought using the payment mechanism, Payforit, as well as fixed and mobile portal content services charged to the customers’ phone bill.
The revised deadline for responses is 5pm on Friday 14 October 2011.