{"id":6611,"date":"2019-04-19T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.mediation.com.sg\/?post_type=service&#038;p=6611"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T09:24:23","slug":"telecommunications","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecommunications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"singleService__tabContentGroup\">\n<h3 class=\"singleService__tabContentGroupTitle\" data-tab-slug=\"nature-of-dispute\">Nature of Dispute<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Small businesses and individuals may face issues with service provider over telecom and media services disputes. Examples of such disputes includes billing disputes and unsolicited charges, mobile services, fiber connection services and subscription TV services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"singleService__tabContentGroup\">\n<h3 class=\"singleService__tabContentGroupTitle\" data-tab-slug=\"how-can-we-help\">How can we help<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)\u2019s Telecommunication and Subscription Television Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Scheme provides small businesses and individuals with an additional avenue to resolve telecom and media services disputes. This ADR is jointly developed between IMDA and Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)\u00a0 and fully administered by SMC.<\/p>\n<p>This scheme will mainly cover disputes relating to billing disputes and unsolicited charges (excess data charges or VAS charges), mobile services (voice, data, SMS, VAS and PRS), fibre connection services, subscription TV services.<\/p>\n<p>Services that are less pervasive\/frequently use or not licensed by IMDA (such as billing on behalf services such as App store purchases, Over the Top media streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix) are excluded. Cases relating to litigation, regulatory policies, service providers; commercial decisions including their range of services offered and pricing of services, frivolous cases and cases handled or closed by via ADR earlier are also excluded.<\/p>\n<p>Disputes under this scheme (Read more at:<strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/#definitions\/definition-of-applicable-dispute\">Applicable Dispute<\/a>\u201c<\/strong>) :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>covers a maximum dispute value of S$10,000<\/li>\n<li>occurred within the past year<\/li>\n<li>resolvable through service recovery efforts or compensated for in kind or in monetary term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All cases will go through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mediation-uat.lawnet.io\/service\/telecommunications\/#preliminary-negotiation-notice-of-intention-noi\"><strong>Preliminary Negotiation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0stage which is mandatory before one can proceed to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/#scheme-mediation\/scheme-mediation\">Scheme Mediation<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/#scheme-determination\/scheme-determination\"><strong>Scheme Determination<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.mediation.com.sg\/resources\/faqs\/\"><strong>FAQs on ADR Scheme<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nAlternatively, please click here to visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imda.gov.sg\/ADR\"><strong>IMDA website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"singleService__tabContentGroup\">\n<h3 class=\"singleService__tabContentGroupTitle\" data-tab-slug=\"notice-of-intention-start-of-application-process\">Notice of Intention (Start of Application Process)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Small businesses and individuals, who meet the eligibility criteria, referred as <a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/#definitions\/definition-of-applicable-subscriber\"><strong>Applicable Subscriber<\/strong><\/a>, can submit their\u00a0<strong>Notice of Intention (NOI)<\/strong>, with the case details (Request for ADR form) via the Online Platform.<\/p>\n<p>The matter can only proceed with the agreement of <strong>both<\/strong> the party and the service provider. When a case is submitted and accepted by the service provider, both <a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/#definitions\/definition-of-applicable-subscriber\"><strong>Applicable Subscriber<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/mediation.com.sg\/service\/telecommunications\/#definitions\/definition-of-service-provider\"><strong>Service Provider<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0can negotiate and resolve the dispute within 14-calendar days\u2019 notice period via the\u00a0<strong>Chatroom<\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0<strong>Online Platform<\/strong>\u00a0before the formal dispute resolution processes commences.<\/p>\n<p>To start the application process, an Applicable Subscriber is required to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read and agree to\u00a0<strong>Online Platform Terms of Use<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Make payment of Request Fee of<strong>\u00a0S$10.00<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Thereafter, please check your email account. You can expect two emails from Singapore Mediation Centre:\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>one email with a copy of your invoice and a copy of your receipt<em>\u00a0and<\/em><\/li>\n<li>on the other email with subject head: \u201cIMDA ADR Scheme Deposit Receipt\u201d, there will be a link for you to click to proceed to the Online Platform to complete the application process (Request for ADR form \u2013 this will take approximately 15 mins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click the button below to start your application process and make (deposit) payment.<br \/>\nPlease ensure to disable your pop-up blocker before clicking the button.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","service-type":[102],"class_list":["post-6611","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry","service-type-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SMC Telecommunications Mediation | Singapore Mediation Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SMC Telecommunications Mediation in Singapore. 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