When you operate an 0871 phone number you are required to register your 0871 phone service with the regulators.
If you are an 0871 information provider, you will need to ensure that your 0871 service provider registers details of your 0871 service with the regulators.
The reason for registering your 0871 phone service is:
- in case a member of the public wishes to contact you with dialling your 0871 number
- the regulators can verify that the service actually being provided si the same as that registered
- if there is a fault with your 0871 service – then the network operator can contact you immediately
- to deter any would be “scam-artists” from setting up an 0871 phone service
Failure to register your 0871 telephone service can result in:
- your service being shut down
- the regulators imposing a fine
- your share of the telephone revenue being withheld
To register your 0871 phone service with the regulators click here.
