Non-Geographic Number Services
08xx and 09xx number ranges
Give your customers one direct route to call you, with lots of flexibility for you to route those calls anywhere you want, using a non-geographic number. Non-geographic numbers (NGNs) cover all telephone numbers that are non area specific, such as those beginning with 08 (0800 for free calls, 0845 for local call rates, and 0870 for national call rates etc).
Premium Rate Services (PRS) are ideal if you need to bill callers for services you offer over the phone, such as access to specialist helpdesks. These services are delivered on 09 numbers, and there are a huge range of different tariff options in terms of what callers pay and how much you earn from each call. You can select fixed price per call, pence per minute (ppm) billing, or a mix of connection charge plus ppm.
Why Non-Geographic?
There are many reasons why a business might choose to use a non-geographic phone number, including:
- creating a perception that the business is national
- generating revenue as additional income or service cost coverage
- number portability - not dependent on business location
- a Freephone number can substantially increase sales calls
- comprehensive call handling solutions can be incorporated
- multiple NGNs can be used to monitor your marketing
- business continuity, by rerouting of the NGN
But NGNs can offer you so much more than just a number; you can use the online tools to offer even more flexibility:
- Time plans
- Day plans
- Monitor stats on incoming calls
- Call recording
If you are interested in what Channel Telecom can offer, speak to us and we can discuss the best number for you.
