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Originally Posted by testcard
Offcom states 0870 numbers should be charged at national rates or less and many people believe these numbers are charged at this rate.
BT new daytime rate is 3p for all calls.
Therefore all 0870 should be err 3p per min?
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No they don't! OFCOM stated very recently that there is no such thing as a 'National Rate' and even the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) have stated that as the 'National' UK rate is nothing like what 0870 calls are charged at, advertisers cannot state this. OFTEL say that revenue sharing for these numbers must end, and are pushing the new 05 code to provide firms with memorable numbers when they give up 0870. Also, the fact OFTEL still allowed the old Mercury Freefone code 0500 to still exist remains to confuse punters further.