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What are Ofcom’s rules on outbound calling times?

Posted on December 18, 2018May 1, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

A question we often get asked is what Ofcom considers acceptable outbound calling times for call centres? As this is one of the common complaints people make regarding call centres, you’d have thought that this would be clearly defined and easy to establish. Perhaps surprisingly, it’s not. As this matter logically falls into the remit of the use (or misuse) of a public communications network, y...
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Changes which are going to affect 070 UK Personal Numbers

Posted on October 30, 2018May 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

070 Personal Numbers will be discontinued from October 1st, 2019 and all 070 Personal Numbering will become standard pay-as-you-go 07 mobile phone numbers. Due to changes in Ofcom regulations, 070 Personal Numbers will no longer available after October 1st, 2019. Existing customers are recommended to move from 070 personal numbers to 087 numbers, as in the next 12 months 070 personal numbers w...
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International access numbers for the OpenTAP to SMS text message gateway

Posted on October 15, 2018May 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

OpenTAP to SMS text messaging gateway International access numbers. Great News! Thanks to one of our number providers, we are now able to provide our international customers with a local direct access numbers for OpenTAP. Australia: +61145143423 Belgium: +32468781170 Spain: +34806524708 UK: +449117329997
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Final statement: Personal numbering – Review of the 070 number range

Posted on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 by Daniel Kobale

Final statement published 1 October 2018 070 numbers are designed to be used for personal or ‘follow-me’ services. When someone calls a 070 number, their communications provider pays a wholesale termination charge to the 070 service provider for the call to reach the recipient. The caller is then charged a retail price by their communications provider for making that call. As part of the Call ...
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OpenTAP access number changes

Posted on October 3, 2018February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

Due to the new Ofcom regulation changes effective immediately you are required to change the access number for OpenTAP Due to legislation and regulation changes, Ofcom has decided that as of October 1st, 2019 all 070 Personal Numbers will be re-rated to the cost of a mobile call. Therefore we can no longer support OpenTAP on the current access numbers 07045607101 or 07011106620. You must therefor...
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International calls to DIDcomms 084, 087 and 070 numbers from other countries

Posted on May 5, 2018May 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

International call from other countries is now available on our 084, 087 and 070 numbers For a long time now DIDcomms (previously known as Open Telecom International) has had trouble with our 084, 087 and 070 numbers not being able to be called from international phone lines. We have had a lot of customer reports about this and our investigations led us back to BT.com. In light of all the evidenc...
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International Calls to 084, 087 and 070 UK Numbers not going through!

Posted on April 3, 2018May 1, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

Calls to 084, 087 and 070 virtual UK numbers from international phone lines not working! We have covered this subject in previous articles, but so many customers still do not understand how telecoms companies work! Most international telecoms networks allow calls to 084, 087 and 070 virtual UK numbers, but there are also hundreds more which choose to block calls to 084, 087 and 070 virtual UK ...
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Global SIP Trunks and UK DID Numbers for Call Centres, PBX and IP Infrastructure

Posted on March 29, 2018June 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

SIP Trunking with DIDcomms made easy! BT is phasing out ISDN by 2025, so now would be a good time to move to SIP trunking and VoIP phones services, if you have not already considered it. With ISDN you are limited to no more than 30 channels per E1, but the a single SIP trunk from DIDcomms, you have unlimited SIP channels for inbound and outbound calls. You can either just use your SIP trunk fo...
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What is SIP Termination?

Posted on March 1, 2018May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

About SIP call termination? SIP termination is a service which allows users to use VoIP technology for making outgoing voice calls to external phone networks all over the world, including public switched telephone network phone numbers, as well as mobile wireless operators. Tariffs for SIP termination service vary from one SIP termination provider to another and calling rates vary depending on...
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Call charges and phone numbers

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Daniel Kobale

The cost of calling a phone number depends on the digits it starts with, your phone provider and whether you use a landline or mobile. You may get free calls to some numbers as part of your call package. Check with your phone provider. The costs below are approximate. Check with your phone provider to find out the actual cost, particularly if you’re calling from abroad. Calls fro...
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