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Ofcom pushes for free 0800 calls for mobiles

Calls from mobile phones to 0800 numbers could soon be free under new rules put forward by the regulator, which also wants businesses to be clearer about charges for calling TV voting lines and directory enquiries Read more

4 April, 2012 by Ben Woods
PUSH Area Code Dialer 1.3

PUSH Area Code Dialer 1.3

...USA and Canada) or the international access code and country code. For non-geographic numbers, as well as mobile telephones outside of the United States... Read more

22 July, 2011

O2 to start charging for 0845 calls

...O2 is to start charging for calls to non-geographic numbers, bringing it in line with other UK mobile operators. The... Read more

30 August, 2007 by David Meyer

Ofcom cheers industry with VoIP number ruling

...Internet telephony service providers will be able to offer both geographic and non-geographic numbers to their customers. Geographic numbers will begin with 01 or... Read more

6 September, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Brampton Factor: Don't get your hopes up for BT's 21CN

...not promoted and connived at defrauding the public over the increasingly detested non-geographic numbers 0845, 0870, etc. The fact is that customer service levels... Read more

17 October, 2006 by Martin Brampton

Devil's Advocate: The worst of both worlds

...calls but fail to mention that they have priced up the pernicious non-geographic numbers. For a good number of years, BT staved off most... Read more

24 January, 2006 by Martin Brampton
Area Codes Pocket Directory Database 4.0

Area Codes Pocket Directory Database 4.0

...PalauNumber, divided into 3-digit categories from "201 - 299" to "901 - 999"Non-Geographic Numbers, including Toll-Free, Government, Business, Premium Pay, and Dedicated numbersOrganized... Read more

12 March, 2004
North America Area Zip Codes (US)

North America Area Zip Codes (US)

...PalauNumber, divided into 3-digit categories from "201 - 299" to "901 - 999"Non-Geographic Numbers, including Toll-Free, Government, Business, Premium Pay, and Dedicated numbersFind... Read more

8 July, 2003
North America Area Zip Codes (US)

North America Area Zip Codes (US)

...PalauNumber, divided into 3-digit categories from "201 - 299" to "901 - 999"Non-Geographic Numbers, including Toll-Free, Government, Business, Premium Pay, and Dedicated numbersFind... Read more

20 May, 2003
North America Area Zip Codes (US)

North America Area Zip Codes (US)

...PalauNumber, divided into 3-digit categories from "201 - 299" to "901 - 999"Non-Geographic Numbers, including Toll-Free, Government, Business, Premium Pay, and Dedicated numbersFind... Read more

27 July, 2001

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