# O2 to pass on 100% of text donations to charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/07/26/o2-pass-100-text-donations-charities/
- Published: 2010-07-26T13:53:30+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

From 1 August 2010, mobile operator O2 will pass on 100% of text donations that 
its customers make to charity using the five-digit shortcode starting with the number’
70’.

Since November 2009 O2 had been [passing on 90p for every £1 donated](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/o2-drops-charges-text-donations-charities),
withholding 10p to cover network and third party costs. From August it will cover
those costs itself.

Simon Davis, Head of Corporate Responsibility at O2, said: “Particularly in the 
current economic climate, it’s essential that we help charities gain as much income
as they can. We’re glad to be able to help in this way.”

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Earlier this month [Vodafone UK announced that it was passing on 100% of text donations to charities](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/vodafone-gives-charities-100-text-donations),
having [announced a move to 90%](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/vodafone-now-90p-every-1-text-donation-goes-charity)
in February 2010. In May this year [Orange](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/orange-cuts-text-donation-charges-charities)
said that it was going to give 90% of text donations to charities.

www.o2.co.uk

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