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UK Calling made simple for consumers

Posted on April 28, 2015May 29, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Every day, people use service numbers to make phone calls to companies and organisations, contact directory enquiries or even to vote in TV shows. But the cost of calling these numbers - which start 08, 09 or 118 - used to be difficult to find out. This changed in July 2015, under a system that makes the cost of calling service numbers clear for everyone. It's called UK Calling, and it's the...
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Mobile networks face ban on charging customers for 0800 calls within weeks

Posted on September 18, 2012December 26, 2014 by Daniel Kobale

Currently, mobile users pay up to 40p a minute to dial the numbers, which are free to call from a landline They are used by many public bodies, including councils and the NHS Ofcom is to ban mobile phone firms from charging customers who call 0800 numbers. Currently, mobile users pay up to 40p a minute to dial the numbers, which are free to call from a landline and are used by many publ...
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Make 0800 numbers calls free from all phones, says watchdog

Posted on September 14, 2012December 26, 2014 by Daniel Kobale

Most 'freephone' calls from mobiles incur a charge of up to 21p a minute Plans to simplify how calls are charged for 118, 08, and 09 numbers Media regulator Ofcom wants to clear up confusion over 0800 numbers by making them free from all phones, including mobiles. Most of these calls from mobiles incur a charge of up to 21p a minute, despite being known as ‘freephone’ numbers. Consum...
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