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118 118 (UK) 118 118 is the UK telephone number for a US owned directory enquiries provider. Once wildly popular for its advertising featuring two runners, the service has experienced a dramatic decline in calls due to easily accessible information via mobile devices. [citation needed] Calls are answered from call centres in the Philippines ...
In 2003, after the UK yellow pages directory market has been opened, kgb launched 118 118 (UK), a UK directory enquiries provider that assists customers with telephone number enquiries and general queries. After the success of 118 118 in the UK, kgb launched 118 218 in France when the French market has been opened.
118 118. 118 118 is a telephone number used by two major directory enquiries providers: 118 118 (UK), owned by The Number UK Ltd. 118 118 (Sweden), owned by Eniro AB. Category: Lists of ambiguous numbers.
Coast guard – 118; [31] Information about emergencies – #7119 free call; Information about emergencies – #9110 pay call; Roadside assistance – #8139. 112 and 911 redirect to 110 on mobile phones and telephones that are present at all United States military installations .
It was the site for the UK headquarters for 118 118, which moved to central Cardiff from summer 2014. Hospitality is provided by a Hotel Ibis , and a public house /restaurant owned by Toby Carvery .
[6] 118 118 (The Number) was the second most-expensive number at £11.23 for a 90-second call, but accounted for 40% of DQ calls, [4] mostly due to heavy advertising. Until 23 August 2003 directory inquiries were available by dialing 192 for numbers in Britain, and 153 for foreign numbers, with the service supplied by the caller's telephone ...
The operator is obtained via 100 from landlines, while directory enquiries, formerly 192, is now provided in the 118xxx range, (not to be confused with 0118, the area code for Reading.) e.g. 118 212, 118 800, 118 500, 118 118, by different companies. International operator assistance is reached through 155.
The service had been run solely by BT. In December 2002, the market was opened up by Oftel for new providers to run additional directory enquiries services in competition. BT's 192 service moved to 118 500, and dialling 192 ceased working in August 2003. New providers used 118 118, 118 247, 118 855 and many others.