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bigjohn Supreme Member Offline Posts: 2,316 Gender:	People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers Jul 27^th, 2014 at 4:25am http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-2694118/Millions-dial-premium-r...
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kasg Senior Member Offline Posts: 320 West Sussex Gender:	Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers Reply #1 - Jul 28^th, 2014 at 7:24pm Very surprised abut 09 numbers. Shows what a mountain there is to climb with 03.
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Reply #2 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:38pm

I only recently started paying attention to 08 numbers (i thought they are all local/national rate) whilst building cheap call comparison site. But 09 shouts at you beware!!! I am surprised people are not giving it a second thought.

@kasg Ofcom says 03 is no more than national cost and should be included with inclusive geographical numbers. To which mountain you're referring?

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kasg Senior Member Offline Posts: 320 West Sussex Gender:	Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers Reply #3 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:40pm bolsheVik wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:38pm: @kasg Ofcom says 03 is no more than national cost and should be included with inclusive geographical numbers. To which mountain you're referring? The mountain of educating people about that very fact! Awareness of it is very, very low.
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bolsheVik Newbie Offline Posts: 15 Gender:	Re: People Unaware Of Costs Of Calling some 08 numbers Reply #4 - Aug 19^th, 2014 at 9:58pm kasg wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 10:40pm: The mountain of educating people about that very fact! Awareness of it is very, very low. thanks for clarification. I guess this is not in the interest of BT at al to educate people...
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Reply #5 - Aug 20^th, 2014 at 11:52am

bolsheVik wrote on Aug 19^th, 2014 at 9:58pm:

thanks for clarification. I guess this is not in the interest of BT at al to educate people...

Well it's Ofcom's job to do the education really, but they don't seem to do that any more, so it's up to those who advertise 03 numbers to ensure that they give the correct information about charging, avoiding terms like national and local rate and keeping it simple.

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Reply #6 - Aug 20^th, 2014 at 5:30pm

kasg wrote on Aug 20^th, 2014 at 11:52am:

… it's Ofcom's job to do the education really, but they don't seem to do that any more

Ofcom efforts in communicating the facts about 03 numbers have been very poor. I understand however that this will be rectified as part of the communications programme about the unbundled tariff, which will begin shortly, leading up to the implementation on 26 June 2015. The unbundled tariff itself, as well as making 080 numbers "freephone" for all, should address the topic of this thread.

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