Ofcom questionnaire sent to NTS providers, June 2005. Note format is an .xls.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/groups/nts_focus/nts_info_june05/annexes_nts.xl...

includes:

Question A: Select the option that best describes what this number is used for by marking:

Question B: Select the option that best describes your organisation by marking one of the boxes
in the table below:

Question C: Thinking about all the calls you have received on this number this year, roughly
what proportion do you think fall into the following categories?
Please write in the % figure – the total should add up to 100%

Question D: Tell us what this number is used for by marking the most appropriate boxes below.
Mark up to five boxes corresponding to the main uses of this number.

Question E: Does your organisation receive a share of the call charge for calls to this number? Mark one box only in the table below.

Question F: Thinking about the costs that your organisation would incur if a change in the regulations required it to move to a new number. Please estimate the costs that your organisation would incur. When answering this question, assume that you are given at least 12-18 months notice and that the new number would be available for use during this period so that stationery wastage would be minimised.

Question G: Tell us what costs you have included in your estimate above.
Mark all that apply.

Additional Questionnaire

Questionnaire about what your organisation might do if the NTS rules changed

Introduction

As explained in the Notice, a key element of the current regulatory arrangements for NTS calls is that they permit the organisation or individual receiving NTS calls to receive a share of the call charge.

Some of the options for change that Ofcom is considering would mean that it would no longer be possible for your organisation to receive a share of the call charge on your current number.

If your organisation receives a share of the call charge, Ofcom would be interested in your views about what you would do in this event and would be grateful if you could answer the questions below. If your organisation does not receive a share of the call charge, please do not answer the questions below.

Question H: If your organisation receives a share of the call charge, how important is it to you?

Question I: If your organisation was no longer able to receive a share of the call charge on your existing number which of the following alternatives would you be most likely to choose? Mark one only:

Question J: If your organisation was no longer able to receive a share of the call charge on your existing number but had the option of continuing to receive a share of the call charge on other number ranges, which of the following options would your organisation consider? Mark all that apply:

Question K: If you have any additional comments about the information requested or about Number Translations Service in general, Ofcom would be interested in your opinion. Please include your comments in the box below or in a separate document if you need more space.

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Answer 91 suggests that Ofcom's solution would be to allow some 'revenue sharing' to continue on some 08 numbers. So most SPs move over, how does this sort the current mess?

I may be thinking negatively here but I don't think OfCOM are going to do much as they would be hitting the government where it hurts - their pocket.

I think OfCOM by doing this questionnaire are hoping to be seen as "looking" into it even though they are highly unlikely to do anything especially remove the revenue sharing.

I believe its next month when they finally annouce (its only been well over a year) that calls to 084x/087x can no longer be described as local or national.  I think this will be the extent of what they plan on doing but if questioned later about what they did concerning the whole NGN issue, they'll say the sent a questionnaire around, etc and really looked into it (yea - right) but it was decided it is still in the public's interest (don't know how they can even say that) to continue with it the way it is.

idb,  I don't think that "Ofcom introduced the regime" of 0870 etc. as you claim; I think you will find that it was BT that commenced the abuse of other NGNs with revenue sharing, mainly because they realised that these offered such potential for big money being generated with call queuing and internet use, since revenue sharing was never intended with any NGNs except 09 in the new National Numbering Plan; but it was in fact Oftel that stood by and did nothing to prohibit this abuse, allowing BT to get away with it. From there it has just obviously escalated as more and more scammers have realised the easy money to be made for nothing.

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And Ofcom actually genuinely think that these people will answer the questions honestly rather than simply giving those answers most likely to maintain the status quo?   Ofcom really does seem to believe that Turkeys are likely to vote for an early xmas then.

What I want to know is where is the questionnaire sent out to 20,000 members of the general public asking for their opinions?

And why do Ofcoms' NTS Focus Groups continue only to ask the telcos if they are happy with the current situation and not ask the opinions of consumers, call centre operators or trading standards organisations?

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I wonder if we should start calling Ofcom Nelson then?

Of course they already have an even better name for one of their own employees.