Whatever UCAS does, it must do it openly and honestly.
Stating that:
Quote:UK BT landline calls will cost no more than 9p per minute
... is simply untrue. (See
http://www.ucas.com/about_us/contact_us/#csu.)
With a call setup fee of 12.5p, a rate of 9.19p per minute and call charges rounded up to the nearest penny, even those pursuing arts courses should be able to work out that the rate will
always be more than 9p per minute.
It may only be the scientists who will know that the rate will approach 9.19p per minute as the duration of the call increases. A seven minute call costs exactly 11p per minute (half the rate of a 1 minute call), but the rate is still more than 9.2p per minute after a 12 hour call (£66.30 / 720 minutes = 9.2083333 pence per minute) and it will never fall below 9.19.