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Title: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by bigjohn on Jul 27^th, 2014 at 4:25am

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-2694118/Millions-dial-premium-rate-numbers-without-realising-dont-know-0844-0871.html

Title: Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by kasg on Jul 28^th, 2014 at 7:24pm

Very surprised abut 09 numbers. Shows what a mountain there is to climb with 03.

Title: Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by bolsheVik on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:38pm

I only recently started paying attention to 08 numbers (i thought they are all local/national rate) whilst building cheap call comparison site. But 09 shouts at you beware!!! I am surprised people are not giving it a second thought.

@kasg Ofcom says 03 is no more than national cost and should be included with inclusive geographical numbers. To which mountain you're referring?

Title: Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by kasg on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:40pm

bolsheVik wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:38pm:

@kasg Ofcom says 03 is no more than national cost and should be included with inclusive geographical numbers. To which mountain you're referring?

The mountain of educating people about that very fact! Awareness of it is very, very low.

Title: Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by bolsheVik on Aug 19^th, 2014 at 9:58pm

kasg wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:40pm:

The mountain of educating people about that very fact! Awareness of it is very, very low.

thanks for clarification. I guess this is not in the interest of BT at al to educate people...

Title: Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by kasg on Aug 20^th, 2014 at 11:52am

bolsheVik wrote on Aug 19^th, 2014 at 9:58pm:

thanks for clarification. I guess this is not in the interest of BT at al to educate people...

Well it's Ofcom's job to do the education really, but they don't seem to do that any more, so it's up to those who advertise 03 numbers to ensure that they give the correct information about charging, avoiding terms like national and local rate and keeping it simple.

Title: Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers
Post by SilentCallsVictim on Aug 20^th, 2014 at 5:30pm

kasg wrote on Aug 20^th, 2014 at 11:52am:

… it's Ofcom's job to do the education really, but they don't seem to do that any more

Ofcom efforts in communicating the facts about 03 numbers have been very poor. I understand however that this will be rectified as part of the communications programme about the unbundled tariff, which will begin shortly, leading up to the implementation on 26 June 2015. The unbundled tariff itself, as well as making 080 numbers "freephone" for all, should address the topic of this thread.