All articles featuring 'Premium rate numbers'
Calls to 'freephone' 0800 numbers to really be free
17 December 2010These won't cost a penny under proposals published by Ofcom. Mobile callers currently pay up to 40p per minute
Bank charges at centre of Lib Dem manifesto
9 April 2010The party has pledged to end unfair bank charges and help victims of excessive fees get them back
GPs to be banned from using premium rate phone lines
14 September 2009Expensive phone numbers are to be outlawed across the NHS, the Government has announced
Full of guides, deals and loopholes, it's free and spam free
Growing number of savers oblivious to interest paid
9 September 2009Over a third of consumers have no idea what their nest eggs are earning them at a time when rates have dived
Lib Dems demand free calls to customer service lines
9 September 2009The party is campaigning for a shake-up of service standards, including free calls and fewer automated messages
Going abroad? Avoid the blocked card holiday nightmare
25 July 2009This card-by-card guide explains how to help prevent your plastic getting stopped while overseas
Forget Swine Flu, never pay to call an 0800 number
24 July 2009Unfounded fears abounded that Vodafone would charge to call the free fluline, as mobiles don't usually allow free calls
Beat the landline price hikes
2 April 2009BT and TalkTalk are upping their charges this month but you can still keep costs to a minimum by playing the system
How to beat the BT call costs hike
27 January 2009BT has prompted fury after upping call charges days after boasting it made some calls to costly 0870 numbers free
Regulator recommends an end to premium 0870 call pricing
7 May 2008Ofcom, the communications regulator, finally announced plans to slash the cost of expensive 0870 numbers





