Crackdown on ‘legal rip-off’ text messages
The Consumers’ Association of Ireland (CAI) has described the practice, in which people are charged for receiving text messages they never sought, as a “legal rip-off”.
Gary Davis, DPC deputy commissioner, said: “Last year we received 76 complaints from consumers. In the two months this year, and we’re not at the end of February, we’ve received 48 complaints.