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In the UK, a number of services offer reverse charge calling. A caller can dial the operator on 155 and request a reverse charge call. [15] Before these services were discontinued, 08000MUMDAD, 08000686323, 0800 Reverse also provided reverse charge calls. Reverse charge calls can be made for free on some mobile networks, although the person ...
Reverse charge call, also known as a collect call; Reverse charging, resulting from a mistake in use or charging of rechargeable batteries; The accrual of VAT by the buyer of goods or services; A trick in pen spinning, in which the pen spins counter-clockwise between two fingers, as opposed to charge, in which pen spins clockwise
UK Calling is the name given to the legislation introduced by Ofcom in July 2015 to make the cost of calling UK service numbers clearer for everyone. [1]The legislation was brought in due to the previous confusion surrounding service call charges, with the intention of making things simpler for the caller.
The definition of "local" or "long distance" calling (and the corresponding pricing) is largely a regulatory construct, by which every point outside an arbitrary group of exchange boundaries is charged at a higher "trunk call" or "toll call" rate. The charges often do not correlate directly to either straight-line distance or network topology ...
Under the new legislation, which was promoted by an information campaign entitled UK Calling, [133] call charges must be clearly stated on all materials that advertise a service number. The 1 July changes also saw ‘freephone numbers’ 0800 and 0808 become free to call from both mobiles and landlines. 0500 numbers remained chargeable as ...
This is a list of telephone dialling codes in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, which adopts an open telephone numbering plan for its public switched telephone network. The national telephone numbering plan is maintained by Ofcom , an independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.
In the UK, after dialing 1471, the caller can press "3" to automatically return the call. Previously free, since August 2004 the return call service incurs a charge. The service provider may also offer a facility by which the calling party can prevent their number being revealed to the called party, either permanently or on a per-call basis.
To initiate a conference call the calling party contacts the first called party, then this person contacts the second called party, but audio is transferred to both called parties. While a calling party will typically pay the fee for making a call, in a collect call (also known as a reverse charge call), it is instead the called party that pays ...