Comments on the Televoting Problems

11 May 2007 17:13:00
Problems were reported in the Greek televoting, as several votes through sms text messages had a recipient other than the ESC. ERT, the Greek national broadcaster, issued a press release reading that it had zero involvement in the ESC televoting process. It also underlined that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Upstream S.A., a company chosen by the EBU to handle this particular section of the contest, were exclusively responsible for the smooth running of the process. The company, on the other hand, blamed the problems reported on the voters’ failure to dial the correct code number.