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Premium Rate Services are goods and services that can be purchased by charging the cost of the service to a customer’s landline or mobile phone bill.
Under the Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010, ComReg has taken over the regulation of Premium Rate Services. The provisions under the Act also expand the scope of Premium Rate Services as were regulated by the former RegTel scheme. The Act obliges PRS providers to be licensed if they are involved in the provision of specified Premium Rate Services.
The Communications Regulation (Licensing of Premium Rate Services) Regulations, 2010 contain the conditions to be attached to a licence.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SECTION 12 OF THE ACT STATES THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO PROVIDE SPECIFIED PREMIUM RATE SERVICES WITHOUT A LICENCE AND ALL PARTIES INVOLVED INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF PREMIUM RATE SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN THE ACT.
Information for new licence applicants:
In accordance with the Act, providers of specified Premium Rate Services are required to obtain a licence to enable them to legally provide specified Premium Rate Services. ComReg would encourage specified Premium Rate Service Providers to follow the Guidelines when completing the Application Form.
To ensure that all relevant Premium Rate Service providers are licensed, it should be noted that the Act expands the definition of a Premium Rate Service provider. For instance a network operator, regardless of the role they play in the provision of any specified Premium Rate Service, will require a licence to ensure they are compliant with the Act.
To avoid doubt, please check to see if you are required to be licensed by checking what qualifies as a specified Premium Rate Service and whether you qualify as a Premium Rate Service provider.
For more information on the relevant definitions, please see the Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010 and the Communications Regulation (Licensing of Premium Rate Services) Regulations, 2010.
Submissions received in response to Consultation 11/40
Reference Number: 12/02
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Get Adobe Acrobat ReaderPremium Rate Services are goods and services that can be purchased by charging the cost of the service to a customer’s landline or mobile phone bill.
Under the Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010, ComReg has taken over the regulation of Premium Rate Services. The provisions under the Act also expand the scope of Premium Rate Services as were regulated by the former RegTel scheme. The Act obliges PRS providers to be licensed if they are involved in the provision of specified Premium Rate Services.
The Communications Regulation (Licensing of Premium Rate Services) Regulations, 2010 contain the conditions to be attached to a licence.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT SECTION 12 OF THE ACT STATES THAT IT IS AN OFFENCE TO PROVIDE SPECIFIED PREMIUM RATE SERVICES WITHOUT A LICENCE AND ALL PARTIES INVOLVED INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF PREMIUM RATE SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN THE ACT.
Information for new licence applicants:
In accordance with the Act, providers of specified Premium Rate Services are required to obtain a licence to enable them to legally provide specified Premium Rate Services. ComReg would encourage specified Premium Rate Service Providers to follow the Guidelines when completing the Application Form.
To ensure that all relevant Premium Rate Service providers are licensed, it should be noted that the Act expands the definition of a Premium Rate Service provider. For instance a network operator, regardless of the role they play in the provision of any specified Premium Rate Service, will require a licence to ensure they are compliant with the Act.
To avoid doubt, please check to see if you are required to be licensed by checking what qualifies as a specified Premium Rate Service and whether you qualify as a Premium Rate Service provider.
For more information on the relevant definitions, please see the Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Act 2010 and the Communications Regulation (Licensing of Premium Rate Services) Regulations, 2010.
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