Free Calls to 0800 Numbers From Mobiles

The anomaly here, however, is that calls from a BT standard landline are free of charge.

People in the UK who call the DWP (Department of Work and Pension) have been found less likely to have a landline which means that more than likely they will have to make phone calls to the Department of Work and Pension using a mobile phone. Calling the DWP 0800 phone number from a mobile phone will force those in need to spend money when they can't really afford to.

The UK government have worked very closely with 6 mobile phone carriers in order to make phone calls form a mobile phone to the DWP 0800 number free. The carriers, are:

Tesco Mobile
T-Mobile
Vodafone
Orange
Virgin
O2

Telecoms industry expert anticipate that this is the first tentative step towards making calls to 0800 numbers free from mobile telephones as well as landlines.

OFCOM has already introduced four 03 prefixes which tackle the issue of call charges being imposed on a mobile phone number that would not be made had the same call been made from a landline. The 03 prefixes involved are:

0333
0330
0300
0303

Calls to 0300, 0303, 0333 and 0330 phone numbers cost the same to call as a standard landline number even when the call is made from a mobile telephone. Typical 0300 and 0303 number owners would include those organisations whose website address ended with.go.uk or nhs.uk. The 0300 and 0303 prefixes have been reserved for "not for profit organisations" and the public sector whereas the 0333 and 0330 prefixes can be used by any United Kingdom business.

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