Summary

This Recommendation provides the service description of and the procedures for the implementation, operation and management of the International Premium Rate Service (IPRS) which is provided on a managed basis by a Recognized Operating Agency (ROA) in the country of an information service provider in conjunction with an ROA(s) in the country of the caller.

Through the availability of IPRS, a wide range of products offered by information service providers in one country can be made available to callers in another country. Examples of such products could include:

∙            access to recorded information services (speech, facsimile or data);

∙            access to interactive services (speech, facsimile or data);

∙            access to promotions, competitions and opinion surveys.