Penalties can’t stop Hybyte’s unethical business practice
A Financial Mail investigation has revealed that imposing a 25 000 GBP fine on the company did not stop it.
The authorities appeared to be powerless to stop the company Hybyte that had been fined for the charging 1.50 GBP a time for jokes sent to people who had not ordered them. Also, Hybyte was banned for 6 months from offering the service. Hybyte still continued to send the unwanted and unordered messages and charge them 1.5 GBP per joke. Some people demand their money back, so Hybyte must refund these people.
Hybyte is a content provider and is still sending the unwanted jokes, so it must be responsible for this matter. However, the investigation has led the investigating team also to Icstis – the premium-rate phone-services regulator, launching a second inquiry into Hybyte, just weeks after the last was concluded. Icstis changed its policy so that it became harder to send unwanted services.
Now Icstis is planning to raise the pressure on other mobile operators (Vodafone, Orange, O2 and T-Mobile) threatening them with penalties.
Companies House informs that shares of private limited company Hybyte are held in the British Virgin Islands.