ONE OF Ireland's best-known premium mobile phone text providers claims that its business would be "wiped out" if a 12-month suspension from sending messages is imposed by the independent regulator (RegTel).
Realm Communications Ltd, Castle Drive City West business Park, Dublin, has brought High Court proceedings arising out of a finding by the Regulator of Premium Rate Telecommunications Services (RegTel) that its mobile phone credit service, FoneClub/ Mobile Mania, had breached the terms of its code of practice.
Realm was founded by businessman Tom Higgins and provides other services such as Irish Psychics Live, WebTarot, Century Psychics and Great Irish Breaks, as well as a live weather forecasting service. It argues that the findings made by RegTel following alleged complaints are unlawful.
Realm is seeking to have RegTel's adjudication and proposed sanctions, including the suspension of its services, quashed.