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2. Non-geographic telephone numbers in the United Kingdom

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   These 0845 numbers joined, and eventually replaced, existing local rate prefixes 0345 and 0645 which had been introduced in the 1980s. Telephone companies originally charged these calls at the same rate as local geographic calls. [42] In 1999, landline providers started to offer "inclusive" call packages where calls to all 01 and 02 numbers are ...

3. Lineman's handset - Wikipedia

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   A typical lineman's handset integrates an earpiece, a mouthpiece, a dialing interface, and a set of test leads for connecting to the telephone circuit. Originally, lineman's handsets featured a rotary dial , but modern sets use some variant of the standard 12-button DTMF keypad and also employ an amplifier for speaker use.

4. Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Two telephone helplines within the regular code space have only eight digits: 0800 11 11 for ChildLine and 0845 4647 for NHS Direct in Wales. The number 159 ('Call 159') has been introduced to give a standard number for calling banks, in an effort to reduce scams where people are tricked into calling someone pretending to be their bank.

5. History of telephone numbers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   0871—Up to 10p/min from BT landlines, set by terminating operator The call price for 0844 and 0871 numbers from a BT landline is the revenue-share premium and no additional markup, by regulation. From landlines other than BT, the call price for 0844 and 0871 numbers is usually higher than from BT landlines as those other operators add their ...

6. Landline - Wikipedia

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   Landline service is typically provided through the outside plant of a telephone company's central office, or wire center. The outside plant comprises tiers of cabling between distribution points in the exchange area, so that a single pair of copper wire, or an optical fiber, reaches each subscriber location, such as a home or office, at the network interface.

7. Cordless telephone - Wikipedia

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   Two cordless telephones 3 VTech cordless landline phones A Panasonic KX-TG2226B 2.4GHz cordless phone with answering machine. A cordless telephone or portable telephone has a portable telephone handset that connects by radio to a base station connected to the public telephone network. The operational range is limited, usually to the same ...