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https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi Main Forum >> Geographical Numbers Chat >> Only 0845 Ofcom number listed in new BT Phonebook! https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1110935000 Message started by NonGeographicalMan on Mar 16^th, 2005 at 1:03am

Title: Only 0845 Ofcom number listed in new BT Phonebook!
Post by NonGeographicalMan on Mar 16^th, 2005 at 1:03am

I really can't believe this but my brand new BT Phonebook Number 530 for Guildford & West Surrey 2005/06 (received yesterday) only lists an 0845 number for both Ofcom Complaints and for Otelo (the telecommunications Ombudsman).

Can I suggest you all email your outrage straight away to:-

stephen.carter@ofcom.org
kip.meek@ofcom.org.uk
matt.peacock@ofcom.org.uk
philip.rutnam@ofcom.org.uk

and to:-

elizabeth.france@otelo.org.uk

What good is it for the regulator to preach that other people should be publishing their geographic phone numbers when they are only publishing an 0845 number themselves in all the current BT Phonebooks.

The whole thing is just built on a totally disgusting lie which most of the dumb corporate suckers have simply fallen for.

Title: Re: Only 0845 Ofcom number listed in new BT Phoneb
Post by IainMacCallum on Mar 16^th, 2005 at 10:16pm

In contacting BT or Ofcom, you may wish to refer to this letter FROM Ofcom to me on this very topic.

I recently wrote to Ofcom regarding the o845 only number on the back og BT telephone bills. No reply yet.

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Our Reference: 2265523

20 Oct 2004

Dear Mr MacCallum

Thank you for your further letter to Ofcom of 30 September 2004.
BT were informed in June this year that Ofcom required both our geographic and our non-geographic numbers to appear next to our entry in the phone book.
BT advised Ofcom that this information will be included when the new directory is published.

Yours sincerely

Alastair Hogg
Ofcom Contact Centre

Riverside House
2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SEI 9HA
Telephone +44 (0)20 7981 3000
Facsimile +44 (0)20 7981 3333
www.ofcom.org.uk
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Title: Re: Only 0845 Ofcom number listed in new BT Phoneb
Post by juby on Mar 16^th, 2005 at 11:30pm

[email]Dear Madam,

Whilst holding on for a call today I took the opportunity to read page five of my new telephone book.

To my surprise I noticed that you give your telephone number 0845 050 1614.

This is described as a special rate number elsewhere in the same publication.

Please supply your geographical telephone number as soon as possible so that I may contact you.

I note that Ofcom's number is listed next to yours as 0845 456 3000, described as a "Local rate call".

How much per minute does each call cost?

Yours faithfully,

[/email]

Sent to otelo tonight with suitably modified copies to all interested parties.

juby