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Ofcom bans auto-renew telco contracts

Ofcom has confirmed that rollover contracts, which tie landline and broadband customers into repeated minimum contract periods unless they opt out, will be banned from December this year. The contracts, also known as Automatically Renewable Contracts (ARCs), roll forward to a new minimum contract period – with penalties for leaving – unless the customer actively…

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Apple is now richer than USA Government

Today is the the day that the US Senate is voting on a bill to save America’s economy by increasing its debt limit by $2.4trillion. Now as someone who works for a telecoms business, I like long numbers but in this case I had to write trillion as I didn’t want to type out all…

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Take That – Robbie’s alternative 0800 number

So, Robbie Williams is at it again. Where would we be without his media-friendly, attention seeking outbursts? Whether you love him or loathe him, Robbie knows how to get people talking about him, and here I am writing a blog about him for 08 Direct…so, “what’s all this got to do with non-geographic numbers?”, I…

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08 Direct Become Horndean FC’s 12th Man

08 Direct has made a generous donation to Hampshire-based football club, Horndean FC. The club which was founded in 1887 established a committee in 2008 to begin to encourage growth and bring about the highest standard of football achievable. Being a Leeds-based company 08 Direct takes its role in the community seriously and admire the…

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What’s The Catch? It’s Sound too Good to be True…..

Are consumers overlooking a good deal these days because of scepticism or the worry of being caught out by a scammer……..? 08 Direct’s services are completely free with our wide range of bronze numbers all available free of charge but what’s the catch? Well, there isn’t one…… Recently we have noticed that consumers find our…

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Telecommunication Network

A telecommunication network is the technical term for a collection of terminals. Communication is passed between these terminals using links and nodes. It is a method of sharing information between users whether it is audio, visual or data communication. Data is passed in real-time meaning communication takes place in seconds. They often fall into the…

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