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=== United Kingdom ===
Codes are usually five, six or seven digits in length, mostly starting with 6, 7 or 8.<ref name="sccbr">{{cite web |url=https://www.short-codes.com/codes/browse/60000-64999/100_1 |title=Codes |publisher=Short-Codes.com |access-date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> The range of codes may be expanded in time to use other leading digits such as 4. Shortcodes are often owned by holding companies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smsshortcodes.co.uk/shared-and-dedicated-shortcodes.htm |title=A Short Guide to a (UK) Short Code |work=SMSshortcodes.co.uk |date=2009-03-11 }}</ref> who then lease them out to service providers and advertisers to promote SMS services, charitable fundraising and marketing promotions such as news alerts, voting and quizzes.
Codes starting 70 are used by charities.<ref name="sc">{{cite web |url=http://www.short-codes.com/ |title=Short-Codes.com |publisher=Short-Codes.com |access-date=2011-10-17 }}</ref> Codes starting 72 are used by Society Lotteries.<ref name="sc" /> Adult related mobile services must use codes starting 69 or 89. Mobile operators sometimes use proprietary codes (either with a different leading digit, or shorter in length) for operator-specific functions. Depending on the service offered, users may interact with service providers either by calling the number, or by sending and/or receiving a text or MMS message.
Calls to mobile shortcodes may be free, or may be charged per call or at a per minute rate. Where the number can be called from any mobile network, the same charge will apply from all networks.
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Where the benefit passed on to the service provider is more than 10p per call, per minute, or per message, Ofcom's ''Premium Rate Services Condition''<ref name="ofcom_prs_cond_2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/general-authorisation-regime/prs-condition.pdf |title=Premium Rate Services Condition |date=2018-07-26 |publisher=Ofcom |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241116081125/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/general-authorisation-regime/prs-condition.pdf |archive-date=2024-11-16 }}</ref><ref name="ofcom_prs_cond_2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-2-6-weeks/116576-icss-services-rules/associated-documents/statement-review-of-the-premium-rate-services-condition.pdf |title=Review of the Premium Rate Services Condition |publisher=Ofcom |date=2018-09-21 |pages=36-39 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240614001909/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/consultations/category-2-6-weeks/116576-icss-services-rules/associated-documents/statement-review-of-the-premium-rate-services-condition.pdf |archive-date=2024-06-14 }}</ref> defines it as being a Controlled Premium Rate Service (CPRS) and subject to the additional regulation detailed in ''The Regulation of Premium Rate Services Order 2024''.<ref name="ofcom_prs_order">{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1046/pdfs/uksi_20241046_en.pdf |title=SI:2024/1046 - The Regulation of Premium Rate Services Order 2024 |publisher=Ofcom |date=2024-10-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113231408/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1046/pdfs/uksi_20241046_en.pdf |archive-date=2024-11-13 }}</ref>
These services are currently regulated by the [[Phone-paid Services Authority]]. From 1 February 2025, Ofcom will regulate these services directly.<ref name="ofcom_fut_prs_reg_statement">{{cite web |
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