Mobile callers can now ring 0800 numbers without being charged extra on top of their mobile plan inclusive minutes.įor mobile phone users, one of the most positive aspects of the new rules introduced by Ofcom on 1st July 2015 was knowing that calling an 0800 number from a mobile phone was now free. Since then, greater transparency has been brought to the 0800 number market. This led to accusations of unfair practice and raised questions as to whether an 0800 number could be accurately called a true “freephone” number.Īfter conducting various studies into the usage of non-geographic numbers, Ofcom finally recognised the unfairness of charging mobile calls to 0800 numbers, leading to the launch of its “UK Calling Initiative” in July 2015. Mobile phone callers were charged for the 0800 call by their provider.

0800 numbers are UK non-geographic phone numbers that have been “free to call” from UK-based mobile and landline phones since 1st July 2015.īefore July 2015, calling a UK 0800 number was only free from landline phones.

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