In our previous eZine in January 2014, we reported on
ComReg's proposed amendments to the current PRS Code of
Practice 2012. ComReg has now published its response to
consultation and decision (the Decision).
The Decision confirms the proposed changes to section 4.8 (price
transparency), and section 5.20 (regulatory reminder message)
addressed in our previous eZine but with some minor additions to
reflect further industry comments:
Section 4.8 – price transparency
- Following submissions from eircom, additional wording has been
inserted to clarify that the price transparency information relates
to messages received or sent.
Section 5.20 – regulatory reminder message
- Certain PRS providers raised concerns about technically being
able to ensure that the regulatory reminder is actually received
before the user spends a total of €20. This has been
addressed by weakening the proposed text so that PRS providers must
ensure that the reminder is sent such
