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1850, 1890 and 076 Numbers Killed Off

If you’re still using an 1850, 1890 or 076 number to ring any company that you deal with you’ll need to update your address book. From December 31st 1850, 1890 and 076 numbers are being withdrawn. They’ll stop working entirely. Businesses can still use the non-geographic 0818 numbers or freephone 1800 ones, though the free […]

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Comreg Plans to Reduce Costs of Non-Geographic Calls Then Removal of 1850 and Others

The Irish communications regulator, Comreg, has decided to tackle “non-geographic” phone numbers (NGN) ie. numbers that aren’t linked to a specific location. At present businesses can setup numbers using 1800, 1850, 1890, 076 and 0818. The cost to ring those numbers vary, but as many phone companies have started bundling standard national calls into their […]

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