Quote:I would agree. We cannot "force" people to think a certain way, but we can tell them the history, and some whys and wherefores, and the fact that some Ofcom top bosses are ex-telecoms staff. See
here.
Do you (or any members of this forum for that matter) think it unreasonable that Ofcom's board has ex-members of Telco's on it?
I think it reasonable that they are aware of the reasoning why some Telco's might pursue one course of action rather than another and experience in the industry is good for that.
I think it unreasonable that they have any conflicts of interest with the industry they regulate, because that means they could be seen to be prejudiced on a particular issue.
I haven't yet seen anybody substantiate the claim that members of Ofcom are doing nothing on this issue because they are being bribed through the back door. Also on what basis do you say that abuse of tthe number scheme that perpetuates this is illegal?
I'm relatively new on this forum, but was aware of the issues before joining. I did use it to look up a geographic alternative number, but I couldn't find it. I eventually found it elsewhere (Why I should pay 7.5p minute to ring the local depot of a parcels firm when they are less than 6 miles away I dont realy know, so that's why I came looking). On a side note, do you have to be a member for some time before any geographic alternatives you post appear on this website because the alternative I posted has yet to appear (as of now, posted 2 weeks ago)?