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Simon Taylor wrote:

> NUMBER PORTABILITY CAUSES CELLPHONE CHARGES TO SOAR.
>

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>
> So, until public pressure forces the networks to change their stance on
> this, you have two choices : ensure that the number you are calling is
> included in your telephone bill, or simply make sure you choose a network
> which stands the highest chance of including the numbers that you dial.  If
> most of your friends are predominantly on one network, you may be wise to
> choose that one.
>

I think you'll find the prefix of the number denotes how much you will be
charged regardless of which network it is connected to. This is the only
charging method that would be sanctioned by Oftel as it's the only method that
makes sense and allows callers to know how much they are being charged. It is
up to network operators to finance the situation themselves.
If you think about it, the costs will balance out, a call from o2o to orange
would normally be 50p a minute, if the orange number were ported to o2o the
caller would still be charged 50p but a lot more of that is o2o profit than
before.
Don't panic and don't get on the phone to Watchdog just yet.

G

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