Premium Rate Lines

Premium Rate Lines Pay for Entertainment, Information and Support

Premium rate phone lines using 09 numbers and some non-geographic 08 numbers can be used to cover the costs for provision of content, information and services.

Technical Support Lines

Premium rate numbers provide companies wishing to run technical support and helpdesk lines with a revenue stream which can be used to cover the cost of provision and even generate additional income.

The company providing the support line receives a share of the per minute cost the caller incurs while calling support. Premium rate is being increasingly used for support lines as it provides an efficient means of micro billing the customer.

In fact support lines now account for the largest portion of all premium rate line usage, with just under 40% of all premium rate numbers being used for technical support and helpdesk lines.

All premium rate services must comply with PhonepayPlus regulations. X-on will assist with the application process and help understand the rules regarding promotion of premium rate numbers, maximum call lengths, maximum hold times, price announcements etc.

Entertainment and Information Lines

Premium rate lines are extensively employed in the adult entertainment industry for phone sex and online chat and dating services.

Entertainment such as Astrology, Tarot and Psychic reading lines are also very popular with advertisements featuring in a large number of women's magazines.

Other services include directory enquiries, weather forecasts, competitions and TV and radio voting.

Premium Rate Numbers

Premium rate numbers take the form 09XX with callers to those numbers paying a per minute tariff at a predetermined price point.

08 non-geographic numbers also incur a per minute tariff for callers and recent announcements by the regulatory body Ofcom suggest that the higher tariff 0871 numbers will be reclassified as premium rate and by subject to the same regulations.

0870 numbers are also being subject to a change with announcements on the removal of revenue sharing still pending. 0870 Information...

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