Four firms were fined a total of $25,000 for lapses in the sign-up processes for mobile subscription services after some customers complained about unauthorised charges on their phone bills.
The premium-rate service (PRS) providers, which offer content such as games and quizzes, were found by the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to have failed to put adequate measures in place to ensure informed consent for sign-ups, despite an earlier warning.
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