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In the United Kingdom, BT introduced "Linkline" on 12 November 1985. No more need to manually ring the operator, two new prefixes 0800 (an automated toll-free service which became "Freefone") and 0345 (a shared-cost service marketed as "Lo-Call" because initially its rates resembled those of local calls) could be reached by direct dial. [8]
On 1 July 2015, a simplified universal charging system was introduced for 087 numbers and all other 'service numbers'. Calls to all 087 numbers now consist of a 'service charge' of up to 13p per minute and/or 13p per call, plus a standard 'access charge' set by the caller's own phone company which typically ranges from 7p to 45p per minute.
03xx is a range of non-geographic numbers introduced in 2007 as a cheaper alternative to the shared-cost non-geographic numbers (such as 0870 or 0845 numbers). In contrast to the 084x/087x range, calls to 03 numbers are considered local calls for billing purposes (i.e., like calls to a geographic number 01 or 02). [ 14 ]
0800 later used for BT Freefone numbers - usage of BT 9-digit 0800 numbers continued after the Big Number Change; all new 0800 allocations have 10 digits and multiple operators now issue 0800 numbers. 01801 — unused; 0801 was Thrapston, Oundle – – Was originally 0085 (OU5) until changed to 0801 in 1968 – numbers were transferred to 0832 ...
Toll-free telephone numbers in the NANP are regulated by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 52 Section 101. RespOrgs assign the numbers in the SMS/800 database. SMS/800, Inc. administers this database as the Number Administration and Service Center, as a subcontractor for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The cost of calls made to service numbers is now split into two parts: an access charge and a service charge. [130] Under the new legislation, which was promoted by an information campaign entitled UK Calling, [131] call charges must be clearly stated on all materials that advertise a service number. The 1 July changes also saw ‘freephone ...
Giffgaff Limited is an MVNO, marketed as a budget service provider and flanker brand of Telefónica UK (trading as O2 UK). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The stylised 'giffgaff' brand was founded [ 8 ] [ 9 ] by Gav Thompson a former marketing executive for Telefónica UK and was launched online only, on 25 November 2009.
The cost of calling such numbers is always a total of the following elements: [10] An 'Access Charge' which is set by the caller's own telephone company, and is set at the same rate for all service numbers. This rate varies considerably by telephone company, from 2p to 27p per minute from landlines or 4p to 89p per minute from mobile phones ...