- Because of the high cost of providing and gathering this information, Climbline would not exist were it not a premium rate service.
- Choice has not been considered in premium rate services.
- That is certainly true in the context of telecommunications and, more specifically, in premium rate services.
premium rateˈpremium rate adjective British English 
premium rate number/line/service a telephone connection to a particular service or company that costs a lot more than the usual rate when you call it because the company you are calling takes some of the money that you pay
premium rate number/line/service a telephone connection to a particular service or company that costs a lot more than the usual rate when you call it because the company you are calling takes some of the money that you pay