BetaNews | EU set to take action against mobile phone service scams.
Thank god the EU is again taking the lead in prosecuting these folks. The ringtone industry is out of control — there’s no regulation at all. This is equally as big of a problem here in the US, but regulators here are so hands-off it takes much more to get any action.
I personally have not been ripped off by any of these companies as I generally do not download ringtones from anywhere else but the carrier. But I have friends who’ve gotten socked with extremely high charges as a result of not carefully reading the terms of service.
