Directory Enquiries –118 814
OFCOM confirm…
29p per minute Directory Enquiries is the cheapest in the UK
The following is an extract from OFCOM’s report on Directory Enquiries issued on 29th March 2006 …
“The cheapest price for a 118 call from a BT fixed-line was 29p and the overall average cost of calling a 118 number was 54p,up 4p from a year ago (a rise of 8%,or 5% in real terms taking RPI into account). As in previous years,around half of the providers surveyed charge the old 192 rate of 40p or less,and some of the cheapest providers are also among the most accurate.”
| DIRECTORY ENQUIRY SERVICE | SERVICE NUMBER | COST OF A 1 MINUTE CALL |
| AdEPT Telecom | 118 814 | 29p |
| Cable &Wireless | 118 099 | 35p |
| Orange | 118 000 | 49p |
| BT | 118 500 | 55p |
| Telewest | 118 180 | 55p |
| The Number | 118 118 | 58p |
| O2 | 118 500 | 65p |
