From the Herald Tribune of today:
To European broadcasters, they have become vital sources of income in times of sinking advertising revenue. To critics, they represent the very worst in television programming - cheaply made shows designed to rip off viewers.
Now, on the heels of fraud allegations, quiz shows are coming under the scrutiny of regulators […]
Posted on April 30th, 2007 by lbraum
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A change in the German “Telekommunikationsgesetz” (Telecommunication Law) allows service providers to charge up to three Euro per minute for 0900 premium rate calls. The novellation increases comsumer protection by
a cost-free tariff announcement at the start of each call (billable time starts 3 seconds after end of message)
premium-rate calls are now limited to a sum […]
Posted on March 1st, 2007 by lbraum
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Kurth: “Agency is a point of contact for the consumer” The German Federal Network Agency has now received its one hundred thousandth written complaint from a consumer about number misuse. “This shows that the Agency has established itself in the public awareness as a point […]
Posted on December 30th, 2006 by lbraum
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Summary: The German Federal Court of Justice ruled now, that telephone carriers are not allowed to bill connections to premium rate numbers, if the customer has justified complaints. In an earlier rule the court separated between the content provided and the connection service, making it easy for the carriers to collect the money for the […]
Posted on December 24th, 2006 by lbraum
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The German Bundesnetzagentur (long term for “regulator”) has shut down more than 230 premium rate numbers in the last half year because of consumer complaints regarding ping calls and telephone spamming. For over 80 numbers the billing and the collection of fees have been forbidden. A ping call typically is a short call to a […]
Posted on October 29th, 2006 by lbraum
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