| 03
Numbers
03 numbers are
a new number range being launched by OFCOM in January 2008. They
are aimed as an alternative to 0870 numbers so as to give consumers
a clearer indication of the cost of calls to this type of number.
The new 03xx
number ranges being introduced means the caller cannot be charged
more than the rate for National calls by their Service Provider,
and the Service Provider is not allowed to benefit from a share
of the revenue. The new 03 number ranges have been established to
provide consumers with reassurance about the cost of calls and the
fact that businesses are not receiving a share of the revenue from
those calls.
The 03xx ranges
are as follows:
| 0300 |
Public
Services and other not-for-profit organisations |
| 0303 |
Public
Services and other not-for-profit organisations |
| 0306 |
Public
Services and other not-for-profit organisations |
| 0330 |
Any organisataion
or end user |
| 0333 |
Any organisataion
or end user |
| 034x |
Specific
users currently using the equivalent 084x numbers |
| 037x |
Specific
users currently using the equivalent 087x numbers |
| 06 |
Personal
Numbers (previously 070 numbers) |
Availabilityof
the new 03 number range in January 2008 will have some effect on
those currently holding 0870 and 0871 numbers
- 0870 revenue
sharing will cease
- Unless a
price pre-announcement is made, calls to 0870 numbers will cost
the same as calls to national-rate geographic numbers, whether
made from a fixed line, mobile or payphone.
- Businesses
that wish to charge higher rates must provide a free-to-caller
pre-annouincement informing the caller of the cost of the call.
0871 will be
regulated by ICSTIS under a new code of practice. Premium-rate regulation
will be extended to 0871 numbers and ICSTIS will be resposible for
this number range, the degree of regulationwill not be the same
as premium rate 09 numbers. 0871 numbers are available in various
price points ranging from 6p - 10p per minute.
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