OFCOM are investigating 0843 numbers amongst others, these are non geographic numbers. I get many of these numbers, the phone rings once and then stops. I try to block these calls but the whole number keeps changing. A couple of times (big thumbs) I have returned the calls and BT have billed me (for 1 second).
O2 are crediting these calls on customers bills - why is BT not following the O2 example?
Here's what O2 has to say:
Why am I getting a credit for calls to 0845 or 0843 numbers?
Ofcom are investigating some companies who supply 0845 and 0843 numbers (known as non-geographic numbers) where they may benefit financially from unsolicited calls made by mobile customers to these types of numbers.
The numbers involved in the investigation include:
0843 940 XXX
0843 950 XXX
0843 974 XXX
0843 980 XXX
0845 429 XXX
0843 945 XXX
0843 955 XXX
0843 966 XXX
0843 977 XXX
0843 988 XXX
0845 298 XXX
You may have received a missed call from one of the number ranges listed above. You may have called the number back, even though you weren’t expecting the call, and then been charged the rate for calling a non geographical number.
