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ICSTIS and premium phone lines: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ statement
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ issued a statement after ICSTIS, the premium rate services regulator, announced "measures to restore public trust in participation tv".
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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ statement reads:
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"We welcome today's (Thursday) useful and constructive meeting. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ is conscious of its responsibilities to ensure that all of its audiences have complete confidence in the integrity of phone lines used in its output.
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"The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ differs from commercial broadcasters in that we do not use premium rate numbers to generate revenue, except for a small number of clearly defined charitable occasions such as Comic Relief and Children in Need.
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"For all competitions, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ seeks to charge the lowest possible rate with the aim of not making a profit. It is for this reason that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s own editorial guidelines give clear guidance on the use of premium rate lines and ensure that all ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ programmes adopt the ICSTIS codes when using such lines.
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"We can confirm that a full review of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ programmes which use premium rate telephone lines, led by Jana Bennett, Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Vision, is already well underway and a report will shortly be made to the Director-General.
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"We have already agreed to share the report with ICSTIS. We look forward to contributing fully in the consultation process announced by ICSTIS this afternoon."
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Press Office
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