Schtop! wrote:
>
> How is this billing type unsolicited? 99.9% of the time it is a service
> that the end user has requested! The rules as stated in the MNO code of
> practice and ICSTIS guidelines say that you cannot send billed message
> without the prior consent of the user (That's you Ivor)!

Make your mind up? If you're going to defend the indefensible, at
least try and be consistent. If "ICSTIS guidelines say that you cannot
send billed message without the prior consent of the user", why isn't
your "99.9% of the time" 100%?

Oh, and a source for your 99.9% claim would lend credibility to your
views.

The industry is littered with cowboys and crooks - not all of the
players are bent, of course, but it's an industry that either needs
closing down or cleaning up.

I favour closing them all down. Reverse charging someone is a very
dodgy way of doing business.