Cost of chargeable 0870 calls should go down from 1/8/2009

Ypaymore

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/04/nr_20090423

alared

So that`s why BT and TT have started to give them free within your call package.
Ofcom made them!

OldGreyFox

alared wrote: »

So that`s why BT and TT have started to give them free within your call package.
Ofcom made them!

Not at all BT announced they would be inclusive not free in their bundles in January. Ofcom recommended it in April. Talk Talk just played follow my leader.

alared

BT had no advance warning of it,find that hard to believe.
Never known them to give anything unless their arm was being twisted.

ACDeag

Ypaymore wrote: »

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/04/nr_20090423

Will Virgin Media and Sky (with some of the highest charges on the market) follow? I doubt it.

Silverback420

Or you could just use www.saynoto0870.com which i have for years (for my mobile anyway)

Ypaymore

Silverback420 wrote: »

Or you could just use www.saynoto0870.com which i have for years (for my mobile anyway)

Not a lot of good alas if the alternative number is not listed.

Another thing more and more companies have now switched from 0870 to 0844/0871 which are not included in BT,s inclusive minutes.

Ypaymore

alared wrote: »

BT had no advance warning of it,find that hard to believe.
Never known them to give anything unless their arm was being twisted.

They got there money back by increaseing their line rental in April by £1. per month making them a lot of wonga from their 14 million plus customers, which would probaly more then make up for any loss of revenue share on 0845/0870.

utilitybroker

Opal owned by Carphone/Talk Talk whinge about the cost of changing from 0870.

" Geoff Wilson, Business Development Director from Opal, said: "We appreciate the work done by OFCOM. There is an obvious need for more regulation around some of the number ranges. However, we believe the majority of businesses are using the revenue from 0870 to fund enhanced call services to their customers.
"Businesses in the last few months have been left with three options, none of which are preferable. If a business keeps its number then it will lose the revenue it generates. This needs to be replaced somehow, either by cutting costs in other areas of the business, stealth charges to the consumer, or by the business simply absorbing the costs.

"The second option, which the majority of Opal customers are opting for, is to move to an alternative number range, such as 0871 or 0844. However, they will have been hit by the significant hidden costs outlined in our report, not to mention the hours of administration time required to coordinate the change and manage the associated PhonepayPlus regulations. The final option for business is to cease the services they may be providing altogether.

"What's clear is that the August 1st deadline has put enormous pressure, not to mention expense, on businesses to enable the changes and adequately "


http://in.sys-con.com/node/1050025

Silverback420

Give me the name of a comapny that isnt listed on saynoto0870 and ill try to get you the alternative number (if you want)

derrick

And other prices will go up AGAIN!

From 1 October 2009, the call set-up fee will increase to 9.05p.
From 1 October 2009, the UK Daytime pence per minute rate will go up from 4.5p per minute to 5.25p per minute.