Ofcom: Important changes to your 084 and 087 number
The communications regulator Ofcom are making important changes to the way consumers are charged for calling your business if you use 084 or 087 numbers.
read moreCore Telecom welcomes move to make 0800 numbers free to call from mobiles
Ofcom has today confirmed plans to change the charging mechanisms of some non-geographic number ranges, including making 0800 numbers free to call from mobiles. Following an announcement earlier in the year which outlined plans to combat the confusion surrounding the charging systems currently in place for 0845 and 0800 numbers, Ofcom has confirmed that the…
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Ofcom have proposed plans to quadruple the license fees that mobile network operators will have to pay, which will see customers affected as a result. At present, EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three UK pay £64.5 million a year in licensing fees. Following the revaluation of the spectrum based on the recent 4G auction, Vodafone and…
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