June 27, 2005

That Crazy Frog: The Dark Side

besringtone.gif He's back! for the second time today, but from the dark side.

"While ringtone-maker Jamster! and its telephone service provider mBox made an estimated £10m from the craze by January alone, thousands of customers may have lost out, reports the BBC.

ICSTIS, the watchdog for premium rate services, is investigating mBlox after receiving 110 complaints from the public about the Jamster Crazy Frog service.

Ms Bell said the watchdog was also investigating whether Crazy Frog products had been inappropriately aimed at children, particularly because of their use of dancing cartoon characters.

Tones from the Crazy Frog character have been heavily promoted in prime-time television adverts".

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