You often see fixed rate 0871 Numbers being used by businesses or organisations for their customer service and information hotlines, sometimes even sales lines. They're also often used for competition lines on the TV.
087 numbers are classified as Premium Rate Numbers. This means that they come under the control and regulations of PhonepayPlus. Here's a few key points as to what this means:
Provided the service you run is compliant with PhonepayPlus, when a call is made to an 0871 number, most of the money the outbound operator collects is passed on to us. We can then pass it onto you. That's Call Revenue Sharing in a nutshell.
If you're forwarding your 0871 number to a UK landline number (starting 01 or 02), SIP or IAX destinations or an IVR application, we can pay you Call Revenue for those calls. The rates are shown below; these outline how much you would get back per minute, based on the total volume of inbound minutes per month.
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Up to 10,000
4.5p
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10,001-25,000
5p
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25,001-50,000
6p
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50,001-100,000
7p
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Over 100,000
7.5p
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