Thread: OFCOM to investigate 118 number call charges
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Old 08-05-2017, 23:54   #12
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Re: Calls to 118 numbers
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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
Nope, it's the actual cost of calling them for the look up:

http://www.118118.com/about118

That's excluding the phone provider's access charge.
Opening up directory enquiries to competition in 2003 is a great example of the law of unintended consequences.
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Telecoms watchdog Oftel, which is behind the change, says it will mean improved value for the £300m callers spend on 700 million calls to the service every year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3177087.stm
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