The numbers game
13 September 2012
Purchasers in search of a directory inquiries service are now faced with a bewildering array of providers, tariffs and problems. Adrian Holliday looks at the options
Today, finding a telephone number comes with more choice, more confusion and - should you pick the wrong provider - more costs. Telecoms watchdog Oftel insists that the new European Union-driven directory inquiry changes will give users a better deal from this £200 million-a-year market.
The new providers are certainly a motley crowd. From BT to Barnardo’s to...