ICSTIS issue £222k of fines, but let Richard and Judy off the hook?
The latest adjudications are out. It’s not a great time for the premium SMS market at the moment, what with the recent shenanigans of Ekohgate and seemingly the whole TV industry ‘forgetting’ ICSTIS regulations – which lead to the recent ICSTIS review.
In this round of adjudications, premium SMS accounts for £107,000 worth of fines, with the rest being for voice and interactive TV voting related services.
Meanwhile, according to ICSTIS the articles that appeared yesterday in The Sun and the Daily Star that they’ve imposed a fine of £250k are a total pork pie, and they haven’t got that far yet.. but haven’t said they won’t be doing such a thing in the future.
ICSTIS wishes to make it absolutely clear that these reports are incorrect. The case involving the You Say, We Pay service has not yet been considered by an ICSTIS Adjudication Panel. When it is considered by that Panel, it alone will determine liability for any breaches of the ICSTIS Code of Practice and, if that was to be established, only then will it determine what sanction, if any, should be applied. The case will proceed only in accordance with proper process.
Interesting times eh?
