[asterisk-biz] Changes of rules on 08x revenue share numbering in the UK

[Steve Kennedy]

On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 09:02:05PM +0100, Andy Davidson wrote:

> The proposed changes to 0870 outpayments are going to really hurt a  
> lot of UK companies who rely on this revenue (e.g. to give cheaper  
> international access to telecoms customers), or as end users have  
> built up customer loyalty and goodwill using 0870 numbers for their  
> intended purpose (should their provider find it can nolonger route  
> 0870 in a viable way).
> Has there been a counter argument put forward by the industry ?

Ofcom are proposing to allow revenue sharing on 087 number (callers are
charged up to 10ppm), however they will fall under ICSTIS regulation.

084 numbers (up to 5ppm) don't fall under ICSTIS.


Steve

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