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2. Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Corporate numbering and VoIP services; freephone services (0500) until June 2017. 06. Not in use. 07. Mobile telephony (071xx–075xx and 077xx–079xx), personal numbering (070xx), non-UK mobile networks (07624) and pagers (076xx) 08. Freephone services (080x), special-rate services (084x and 087x) 09.

3. History of telephone numbers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The change was in response to a lack of free numbers in these areas. By requiring the area code for all local calls, Ofcom are able to allocate numbers starting with 1 or 0. This increases the number of telephone numbers available without requiring a number change. 2015 UK Calling legislation

4. Non-geographic telephone numbers in the United Kingdom

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   According to Ofcom, [72] UK consumers paid around £1.9 billion for calls to non-geographic numbers in 2009. Clients are attracted to 084 and 087 numbers because per minute revenue is generated for them from each call, and call queuing is permitted. Call centres may generate very high revenue from high call volumes.

5. NHS 111 - Wikipedia

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   NHS 111. 111 is a free-to-call single non-emergency number medical helpline operating in England, Scotland and Wales. The 111 phone service has replaced the various non-geographic 0845 rate numbers and is part of each country's National Health Service: in England the service is known as NHS 111; [1] in Scotland, NHS 24; [2] and in Wales, NHS ...

6. Telecommunications in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, there were 35 million (2002) mainline telephones. The telephone service in the United Kingdom was originally provided by private companies and local city councils, but by 1912–13 all except the telephone service of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and Guernsey had been bought out by the General Post Office.

7. 999 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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   999 is the official emergency number for the United Kingdom, but calls are also accepted on the European Union emergency number, 112. All calls are answered by 999 operators, and are always free. [2] Approximately 35 million 999/112 calls are made in the UK each year, with 74% from mobiles and 26% from landlines in 2022.