Important changes to non-geographic numbers today 1 July 2015 Posted on July 1, 2015October 26, 2017 We’d like to give a REMINDER as per today Ofcom are introducing changes to the way calls to 0800, 0808, 084, 087, 09, 116 and 118 numbers are billed. The new cost of calling service numbers is made up of two parts: An access charge: This part of the call charge goes to your phone company, charged as pence per minute. They will tell you how much the access charge will be for calls to service numbers. It will be made clear on bills and when you take out a contract. A service charge: This is the rest of the call charge. The organisation you are calling decides this, and will tell you how much it is. We provide the following 08 numbers ranges with service charges; 0844445.. Service charge 7 pence per min 0844487.. Service charge 6 pence per min 0870489.. Service charge 10 pence per min What you need to do Organisations who provide 084/087 and 09 numbers for consumers to call must under the Non-Provider Telephone Numbering Condition include the relevant service charges (shown above) in any advertising and promotion of their 084/087 and 09 numbers. For example: “Calls cost 7p per minute plus your network access charge.” In this case the service charge for the cost of calling the number would be 7p per minute. (The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and PhonepayPlus (for premium numbers) would be responsible for ensuring compliance with this requirement.) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related