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Originally Posted by Chris
Numbers in the 08xx range don't all attract the same charge. At opposite ends of that scale you have 0845 (which BT dubbed lo-call when it wanted to disguise the fact that it was no longer a 'local' rate) and 0870 which is usually quoted as being equivalent to a 'national' rate.
Designations like 'local' and 'national' have no technical meaning any more but they are a useful way for phone companies, or rather, the subscriber who has bought access to the number, such as your car insurer or electricity company, to charge more for some calls than others.
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As these numbers don't attract the same charge they should be listed individually so that folks know exactly what they're going to be charged prior to making a call.
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