UK phone watchdog PhonepayPlus has begun a ten-week public consultation on app-based mobile payments.
After introducing a new Code of Practice ear;ier this month, the premium rate telephone service regulator is now planning to add a guidance document on ‘Applications-based payments’.
These notes, although not legally binding, set out the regulator’s likely interpretation of its rules in the event of an investigation.
Potential concerns include lack of price transparency, security issues, complaint handling and a straightforward way to stop any charges.
Comments on the plans are requested by 5th December 2011.
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