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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to compel all companies and other organisations of any kind to publicise geographic telephone numbers (e.g. 01/02) in addition to any non-geographical numbers which they may already be publicising (e.g. 0845/0870). More details

Submitted by Rahul Thakrar – Deadline to sign up by: 31 January 2008 – Signatures: 434

Petition update, 27 February 2008

You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "compel all companies and other organisations of any kind to publicise geographic telephone numbers (e.g. 01/02) in addition to any non-geographical numbers which they may already be publicising (e.g. 0845/0870)."

The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page14737.asp

Prime Minister's Office

More details from petition creator

Organisations are using 0870 and 0845 numbers more and more frequently. These numbers generate revenue for them but they give the excuse that people out of their geographical region will find it cheaper to call them on these numbers. This may have been the case once upon a time, but now with many call providers giving almost free calls to 01/02 telephone numbers, it is more expensive to call the money generating numbers that companies publicise so much.

Current signatories

Rahul Thakrar, the Petition Creator, joined by:

  • Mike Pleasants
  • Tim Wall
  • richard toulson
  • Gerald Leslie Wright
  • C. Hughes
  • Joe Rickerby
  • Allen Davis
  • Cameron Wigg
  • Ashley Rollinson
  • Anthony Brixey
  • Bhupendra Thakrar
  • Thomas Williams
  • Kunal Radia
  • Richard Press
  • Robert Jezierski
  • Leah Muwanga-Magoye
  • Carmel Reynolds
  • Sameer Karimbhai
  • Nikesh Ashar
  • Martin Wylde
  • Miss Pushpa Odedra
  • Reena Rayani
  • Julian Holliday
  • Ann Walters
  • Sonia Mohindra
  • Jonathan Giddy
  • Nikhil Patel
  • sunny kotecha
  • Moneea Nesat
  • Nigel Friswell
  • nicholas farina
  • DW Williams
  • VAL KIRKPATRICK
  • Joe Quinn
  • David Lewis
  • sheila bala
  • John Cook
  • Wim Vermeer
  • Mike O'Sullivan
  • Laurence Vernon
  • Thomas McEwan
  • Mr C K Duckles
  • Ian Marshall
  • C Radford
  • Mandira Devani
  • J Lyons
  • Henry Marston
  • David Brooks
  • paul scales
  • Ben Morrell
  • Jay Lewington
  • John Carson
  • Ms D Poster
  • Vicki Jeynes
  • Paul Scudder
  • Ross Meredith
  • Stephen Holding
  • Robin Wilkinson
  • Sarah Brooke
  • Pam Quick
  • Neville A. Daniels
  • David Boniface
  • Michael Nembard
  • Norman Bruckland
  • Evelyne Bull
  • Roger Bishop
  • Judith Warren
  • Alex Veitch
  • JOANITA DIAS-RODRIGUES
  • Henry Tiller
  • Ben O'Brien
  • Pete Alcock
  • David Marriott
  • Kirsty McKeown
  • Jonathan Burwood Taylor
  • Christi Hamrogue
  • Laura Shapland
  • Colin Craig
  • Christopher Cooper
  • Mark Vent
  • JOHN GAMESON
  • Neil Phillips
  • Dave Middleton
  • peter joel blythe
  • david smith
  • Stephen Rule
  • Colin Redvers Ashdown
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