Quote:My understanding is that BT will not be charging a setup fee or rounding by the minute for 0845 and 0870 calls. Its only 01 and 02 calls this is happening with?
If the setup fee is also to be applied to 0845 and 0870 calls then someone at Ofcom needs shooting (only methaphorically speaking of course as a figure of speech in case the pedantic Ofcom Communications Director happens to be reading this) very urgently.
I really would like to think that was the case.
Unfortunately, the leaflet BT delivered with my paper bill recently includes the sections:
Quote:Call Set-up Fee
From 1st October 2006, the minimum call charge of 5.5p for residential customers will be replaced by a call set-up fee of 3p that will be charged at the start of each phone call.
The call set-up fee will be applied to national and local geographic calls, premium rate calls, NTS calls (e.g. 0845, 0870), international calls and landline-to-mobile calls. However, it will not apply to zero-rated calls included in BT Together Option 2 and 3, BT Together Local Calls Option or Evening and Weekend UK geographical calls of up to an hour for Option 1 customers for which a charge of 5.5p per call will apply.
Quote:Whole Minute Charging
From 1st October 2006, each call will be rounded up to the next whole minute for national and local geographic calls, international calls, landline-to-mobile calls, premium rate service calls and NTS calls (e.g. 0845, 0870).