What is PhonepayPlus?
PhonepayPlus, formerly known as ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services), is the statutory organisation which regulates the provision of premium rate telephone services, including those used in television and radio programmes. PhonepayPlus publishes a Code of Practice which must be complied with. It too can impose fines on service providers for breaches of its Code. In addition, it is a provision of the Ofcom Code that broadcasters and their producers comply with the PhonepayPlus Code.