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Phone charges scrapped

January 16, 2009 6:00 AM
By Cllr Jacquie Bell in Letter to Editor, East Lothian Courier and East Lothian News published 16th Jan 2009
Cllr Jacquie Bell

Cllr Jacquie Bell

The news that BT is to scrap charges for 0845 and 0870 numbers is to be welcomed. Currently these charges are up to 5.8 p a minute but they will be lifted from January 16th depending on the customers contract. The move will cost BT around £24 million.

The numbers are used by many providers including utility companies and the Department of Work and Pensions e.g. Pension Credit is at 0845 60 60 265.

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