Phone-in quiz viewers risk rip-off over regulatory loopholes

LATE-NIGHT quiz viewers risk being ripped off by phone-in shows because the technology driving them falls between regulatory cracks, a Dáil Committee has heard.

Opposition TDs railed against Communications Minister Eamon Ryan for not doing enough to close potential loopholes in new legislation governing premium rate phone lines.

This new bill seeks to impose stricter regulations on the operators of these high-priced phone services and the telephone companies who facilitate them.