News From FleXtel : October 2008
070 future? Ofcom gives 070 the "thumbs-up"
Following up our customers' excellent feedback earlier this year,
Ofcom have now issued a consultation document, which is available at:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/070options/070options.pdf
The consultation document is lengthy, but it's thorough and informative.
At last it seems that , thanks to the excellent response by our long established members, Ofcom have now recognised the unique benefits of our powerful 070 service. On page 12 Ofcom emphasises its new found knowledge...To save you having to wade through the full 106 pages, we summarise Ofcom's main proposals here."there appear to be few alternatives to this service that would provide the same characteristics that end users value. Any alternatives that do exist are likely to involve additional costs, such as needing two mobile phones or call forwarding charges. Therefore, although the overall market is small, our end-user survey showed that there continues to be demand for PNS".
Summary of Ofcom's Key Findings
- Personal numbering will continue using 070 numbers
- 070 closure is now ruled out
- 070 will remain open permanently
- No need to change your number
- Pre-call announcements dropped - they will NOT be used
- Ofcom will remove the requirement from the numbering plan
- Ofcom will remove the requirement from the numbering plan
- Phone companies forced to improve price lists
- callers will have a better idea of the cost to call you
- so expect lower prices for calls to 070
- Ofcom to strengthen enforcement on scams in the 070 range
- action will be taken against the bad guys - at last
Your Feedback
We're very encouraged with the quality and detail provided in this latest consultation. Ofcom seem to have responded positively to previous criticisms and have reviewed 070 from scratch and obviously listened to you.
We greatly appreciate the strenuous efforts made by so many of our customers in helping Ofcom better understand the personal numbering market. Now it's very important that you support Ofcom's new proposals and complete their on-line questionnaire at:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/070options/howtorespond/form
Finally, thank you all, for your continued support and as always we are keen to hear your suggestions and feedback.
Kevin Archer
Marketing Manager
ask@flextel.com
Main : +44 870 3210 100
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