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Originally Posted by testcard
If providers wish to charge more for 0870 calls they will have to make a free-to-caller price pre-announcement at the start of the call.
Offcom19|04|06
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Which proves what, exactly? This has not been enshrined in any legislation and their 05 code announcement was revealed in August 2006. Moving on to this 'free-to-caller price pre announcement' how do they think that's going to work in practice? What is being implied is that some end users will charge higher rates than others, the originating network isn't going to know what the charge is going to be until the call is terminated, so how on earth can the regulator mandate a pre-connection warning message? BT most certainly won't stand for it - they'll need a set rate for a code and stick with it.
Imagine - that's like being given a menu in a resurant then being told the prices are dependant on which chef cooks your meal, but you won't know that till it's made!
The 05 option gives them a chance to start again.