Comments on: Welcome to the show http://blog.telecoms.com/2008/02/11/welcome-to-the-show/ Telecoms industry news and opinion Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Eli Mahal http://blog.telecoms.com/2008/02/11/welcome-to-the-show/#comment-1088 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:22:23 +0000 http://blog.telecoms.com/2008/02/11/welcome-to-the-show/#comment-1088 It was good to see that on the very first day of the show, the GSMA announced an initiative for mobile phone operators to block access to child pornography sites. As a parent and as a member of the mobile industry, I wholeheartedly applaud the GSMA for tackling this issue head-on. US mobile operators have already turned to personalized content control to fit different user segments, an approach that makes perfect commercial sense. Protecting users from offensive material not only gives parents peace of mind, it also enables the operator to be perceived as socially responsible - a win win solution - given that it helps to build customer loyalty. In today's litigious society, operators can ill afford a high profile lawsuit from a disgruntled parent. It was good to see that on the very first day of the show, the GSMA announced an initiative for mobile phone operators to block access to child pornography sites. As a parent and as a member of the mobile industry, I wholeheartedly applaud the GSMA for tackling this issue head-on.

US mobile operators have already turned to personalized content control to fit different user segments, an approach that makes perfect commercial sense.

Protecting users from offensive material not only gives parents peace of mind, it also enables the operator to be perceived as socially responsible - a win win solution - given that it helps to build customer loyalty.

In today’s litigious society, operators can ill afford a high profile lawsuit from a disgruntled parent.

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