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Scammers posing as representatives of phone service providers, such as BT, are calling up UK subscribers in an attempt to trick prospective marks into handing over credit card or bank details under threat of disconnection.
Plausibility is added to the scam by a trick designed to fool people into thinking that their line has been temporarily cut off, ostensibly under the control of the person calling them. |
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 New rules have been brought in by Ofcom to regulate simplify companies selling mobile phones, which could lead to them being fined up to 10% of turnover if found breaking them.
The main areas being reviewed were cashback offers, when customers buy a handset up front and then are refunded the cash over the course of the contract, and restrictive or misleading terms and conditions.
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The new charging structure for 0870 numbers from 1st August 2009 has now been confirmed by OFCOM. The changes will mean companies using an 0870 national rate number will move from receiving a rebate to paying around 1.95 pence per minute to receive calls.
Any business that does not review their use of 0870 non-geographic numbers may find a substantial increase in their telecoms costs on their August billing. |
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 T-Mobile and Orange have announced their intention to merge their UK mobile phone operations to create the UK's biggest mobile network.
The plan being considered between French owned Orange and German owned T-mobile is scheduled to be agreed in November this year, although it could take an additional 18 months before the two brands were merged. By creating the new network as a joint business venture, rather than a takeover, they hope to avoid being blocked by the Competition Commission.
T-Mobile is currently the fourth-largest mobile operator in the UK, with a 15% share of the market. O2 has a 27% share, followed by Vodafone with 25% and Orange with 22%. |
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 Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost you less from the 1st July 2009.
The tariff cuts, which complete an EU ruling from 2007, were proposed by the EU's executive arm at the end of 2008, will make it up to 60 percent cheaper to send mobile-phone text messages while traveling in the EU, or to surf the web using mobile broadband. |
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