0871 number changes
Delays to the Ofcom policy changes to 0871 Number Ranges
Earlier this year, Ofcom announced that the 0871 number range would be regulated by PhonePay Plus (formerly ICSTIS) on the 1st February 2008.
However, following an industry meeting last week, Ofcom have now advised TTNC and other Operators that the date to implement these changes has slipped to later in 2008.
Why is there a delay?
Following on from the Strategic Review of the use of Number Translation Service (NTS), a Pre-Call announcement is made to callers to 070 numbers, recently, some Health & Safety issues have been identified in relation to this pre-call announcement which in turn has caused a delay in the publication of the Code of Practice which also applies to 0871 numbers.
What happens next?
TTNC recommends that anyone planning to use a 0871 should continue to do so, if you are unsure about what to do, then please contact us.
TTNC has kept all customers informed about these proposed changes for the last 18 months and will continue to do so via emails and our News section and 0871 pages in our Web site, please contact your account manager for further information.
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