0870 Call Cost Per Minute Charges

0870 Call Cost Per Minute Charges

0870 numbers call cost per minute charges vary from 2p to maximum of 13p per minute. These rates are not high in comparison to other number ranges.

Most 0870 numbers now are 2p. Any 087 numbers with a service charge of more than 7p/min (or, if it's a fixed rate, 7p/call) are regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA).

Owner users of the numbers must display the service charge of the number where advertised.

The total call cost per minute to call, the 0870 charge consists of two parts which must be combined for any 087 number.

There’s a Service Charge set by the number itself. Plus an Access Charge set by telecom provider you are using to dial the number.

The Access Charge can vary from 10p per minute from landlines or up to 55p per minute from mobile networks.

0870 is rarely inclusive in any call plans; some mobile and landline plans do sometimes offer 0845 & 0870 but only for limited minutes per month.

  • Number Range


    0870

    0871/2

    084

  • Description of Number Range


    Non-Geographic UK Numbers

    Non-Geographic UK Numbers

    Non-Geographic UK Numbers

  • Service Cost From Landlines per minute
    (approximate)

    up to 13p (plus access charge)

    up to 13p (plus access charge)

    up to 7p (plus access charge)

  • Cost From Mobile per minute
    (approximate)

    up to 13p (plus access charge)

    up to 13p (plus access charge)

    up to 7p (plus access charge)