Dave wrote on Feb 8
th, 2006 at 3:41pm:
... a premium rate number should be clearly marked as such. That is, it should be prefixed 09. This includes any NGN which gives such benefits as revenue and/or routing services. Just because it costs less than 10p/min doesn't make it acceptable to say that it's not premium rate. This is because premium rate isn't a definitive rate or a call that costs over so much, but a way of paying for a service through telephone charges.
As I said, this is now done covertly by the current 084/087 setup, where service providers don't have to mention the cost of their numbers and can mislead their customers.
The above quote from Dave in another thread prompts me to ask a couple of questions which I've been meaning to ask to assist me with a response to an organisation which admits they get revenue from 0870 while maintaining that the number is not a 'premium-rate' number:
1. Does anyone know of an authorative definition of 'premium rate' that clearly encompasses 0870, 0845, etc.?
2. I've read severla times on this board that BT have now effectively admitted that 0870 is a premium rate call. Can anyone please remind me where that admission is?
Thanks in advance.
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