0870 or ‘nationally’ rated business telephone numbers are used extensively across a broad range of businesses, throughout the U.K.
0870 numbers might typically be used for company’s wishing to gain a perception that they are in fact much bigger than they appear by utilising a national number, overlaid on a fixed local STD code number.

Advantages

• Free Set Up – National rate calls are currently charged at 6.73 p / minute from a BT land line; 3.3p off-peak and 1.7p at weekends (excluding VAT)
• Disaster Recovery – By choosing an 0870 number, organisations can instantly re-route their inbound call traffic to an alternative destination, including a mobile or overseas destination, if the BT ISDN30 / 2e/ or analogue line fails.
• Portability – Numbers can be altered in terms of their destination as many times as you like, so if you are a rapidly expanding company and your likely to move in the near future, then its possible to save substantial costs for re-printing.
• Call Routing - We provide tools (inbound call options) for managing large volumes of calls. The caller is less likely to encounter an engaged tone and have to redial.
• Home Worker (Small Office) – If you work from home then an 0870 masks your location and in turn provides
• Revenue Sharing - . Revenue Sharing arrangements are available when volumes of inbound calls are sufficient to warrant this option. For a discussion over revenue sharing options please contact your nominated account manager on 0844 844 4 555.