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Premium Rate Phone In TV Quiz Shows may be banned.
orsonkart_2
Posts: 11 Forumite
in Phones & TV
"TV programmes which invite viewers to call premium-rate numbers may have to be run as lotteries
Viewers call a premium-rate number hoping to win £100,000 for answering a simple question
INTERACTIVE quiz channels such as ITV Play could be shut down amid a surge in complaints, investigations by regulators and fears that callers are running up crippling telephone bills "
See http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2332385,00.html
Has any Member run up a huge bill by any chance?
Viewers call a premium-rate number hoping to win £100,000 for answering a simple question
INTERACTIVE quiz channels such as ITV Play could be shut down amid a surge in complaints, investigations by regulators and fears that callers are running up crippling telephone bills "
See http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2332385,00.html
Has any Member run up a huge bill by any chance?
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Cool beans. But people can't complain about ringing up a huge phone bill on this nonsense - if you're dumb enough to call...Comping wins this month: 2 x business class flights anywhere we like | Horse vitamins (!) | New kettle | Motorcycling prints | Signed LPs | Thanks to all!0
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