IMPORTANT: IT BEGGARS BELIEF:

I have got a letter from OFCOM dated 8th August 2006 sayin they have come up with an idea to deal with this 0845  & 0870 which in my view is mess and scam that should be done away with.

"OFCOM's future approach to making 08 numbers ..... give consumers a clear message about the likely cost of these calls. Ofcom will move to 3 clear categories of 08 numbers.

1.   08 Freephone (0800 and 0808) - bet none of you knew this!!!
2.   084  (5p min from BT line) --- Bet none of you knew this either!!!
3.   087 10p /min from BT line ---- Bet none of you knew this!!!

It beggers belief that it has taken OFCOM 3 years of being challenged and all the so called consultation to come up with this. What we all have know fore the last 6 years.

it is my view and hope ALL WILL WRITE TO Ofcom that the 0845/0870 is a mess and scam, and the best recommendation is to scrap them.  

Not one Company could tell me why they had these numbers - except to make money out of consumers, who often had no land line number they could call. It was interesting noting  All those Advertising 0870/0845 advertise how much money you can make for the company from the consumer having to telephone them.

If  - surely OFCOM "if" OFCOM it was a caring regulator would ask this put on letter heads and pre announment and Health warning that       " this call will make a profit for the company at your expense". Why was this never in the Consultation?   Instead OFCOM tried to call them "non geographical" and "lo-call"  trying to fool the consumers that it was not a Premium number - Further OFCOM itself had an 0845 number - (it seems OFCOM had its hand in the cookie jar little wonder it could not deal with issues)

Bobby