Mobile downloads 'to be probed'

UK mobile phone premium-rate services, such as ringtones, downloads and games, is to be investigated, the industry regulator PhonepayPlus has announced. The BBC reports.

"The probe comes after rising complaints about digital content provided by the £350m-a-year premium-rate industry.

Some consumers have been hit with bills they did not expect after downloading pictures or tunes on their mobile.

The regulator, which was previously known as Icstis, said there has been a 40% rise in gripes already this year."

emily | 6:57 PM | News, Buzz |
The Permanent Link to this page is: http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/2008/05/019984.htm