# Comic Relief raises funds from calls to BT's directory enquiries

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/03/02/comic-relief-raises-funds-calls-bt039s-directory-enquiries/
- Published: 2005-03-02T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

BT is donating 5p for every call to its directory enquiry service made between 28
February and 13 March 2005 up to a maximum of £250,000.
Callers to the BT 118 500
will hear a welcome message recorded by comedians Lenny Henry and Alistair McGowan.
BT will donate 5p per call to Comic Relief.

This isn’t the first time that a BT telephone service has generated income for Comic
Relief. For Red Nose Day 2003 the communications company let Lenny Henry become 
the voice of the Speaking Clock for a fortnight. More than 4.5 million people dialled
123 to hear the comedian tell them the time “at the third stroke…”, raising £200,000.

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