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Fonix

Fonix is a British payment company that provides a mobile payments and a mobile messaging platform. The company is headquartered in London. Its services are used by the media, entertainment, telecoms, enterprise and commerce sectors and Fonix has connections to all of the UK mobile networks. When consumers make payments, they are charged to their mobile phone bill. This service can be used for ticketing, content, cash deposits and donations. The company was founded in 2006 and it has partnerships with Vodafone (of which it is a platinum partner), EE Limited, Telefónica UK Limited and Hutchison 3G. Fonix's clients include ITV (TV network), Global, TNT Sports, Bauer and BBC Children in Need, Comic Relief and more.

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Article summary

Fonix is a British payment company that provides a mobile payments and a mobile messaging platform. The company is headquartered in London. Its services are used by the media, entertainment, telecoms, enterprise and commerce sectors and Fonix has connections to all of the UK mobile networks. When consumers make payments, they are charged to their mobile phone bill. This service can be used for ticketing, content, cash deposits and donations. The company was founded in 2006 and it has partnerships with Vodafone (of which it is a platinum partner), EE Limited, Telefónica UK Limited and Hutchison 3G. Fonix's clients include ITV (TV network), Global, TNT Sports, Bauer and BBC Children in Need, Comic Relief and more.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2006". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376126512

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.