# 03 numbers ‘the new freephone number by 2010’ says Windsor Telecom

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/10/19/03-numbers-039the-new-freephone-number-2010039-says-windsor-telecom/
- Published: 2009-10-19T11:52:16+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**03 telephone numbers could become the new freephone number from next year, according
to a leading telecommunications company.**

 

[Windsor Telecom](https://www.windsor-telecom.co.uk/) made the statement following
a recent report from communications regulator Ofcom, which declared that more calls
will be made from mobile phones than landlines in 2010.The report found that currently
44.5% of all UK calls are made from mobiles and predicted that this will pass the
50% mark next year. That means by 2010 more people will get a free call by calling
an 03 number than by calling an 0800 number.

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This is because 0800 numbers are free to phone from a landline but can cost up to
20 pence per minute from a mobile phone. 03 numbers however, are included in the
free minutes allocation offered by mobile tariffs making them a better option for
mobile users.

 

Neil Sherring, chief executive of Windsor Telecom, said: “0800 numbers have long
been popular with charities and not-for-profit organisations because offering a 
free call boosts the amount of enquiries and donations they get. Ironically, the
increasing usage of mobile phones has meant that freephone numbers aren’t always
free anymore. The great thing about 03 numbers is that they are included in mobile
users’ free minutes plus they’re cheaper for charities to run than 0800 numbers,
so everyone’s a winner”.

 

03 numbers were launched by Ofcom in 2007 to increase ‘certainty, trust and confidence’
in the numbers that consumers use to call organisations. They are ‘non-geographic’
numbers, like 0800 numbers, which enable the charities using them to use various
call features with their phones, including phone greeting messages, options menus
and caller queues.

 

There is even a range of 03 numbers that are exclusively for charities and public
bodies to use; 0300 numbers.

 

03 numbers are now used by many UK charities including Children in Need, Oxfam, 
Comic Relief and the RSPCA.

 

– Ends –

### NOTES TO EDITORS:

For more information please contact Mark Guy, Marketing & PR Officer at Windsor 
Telecom on

0333 1234 034 or simply reply to this email.

### About Windsor Telecom:

· Windsor Telecom is a leading provider of memorable phone numbers and inbound call

solutions.

 

· Windsor Telecom is officially the UK’s 2nd largest suppliers of 0845 numbers.

 

· Windsor Telecom is the foremost authority on 03 numbers.

 

· Windsor Telecom has Investors in People Status.

 

· Windsor Telecom provide bespoke call plans and services which give customers incredible
flexibility and control over their inbound calls, without any technical knowledge.
Solutions will enhance productivity and sharpen competitiveness.

 

· Business XL magazine, an award winning magazine for growing companies, voted Windsor
Telecom a ‘21st Century Business Star’ and ‘One of the best 50 companies in the 
UK today’.

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