Chargeband is a term used in the telephony industry in the UK to refer to the cost of calling a number. All numbers within the same chargeband will cost the same to call as each other.
We use the standard chargeband names (which mostly take the form SCnnn where nnn is a series of 3 digits).
We have also added GEO to refer to UK geographic numbers starting 01 or 02, and UKW
to refer to UK Wide numbers starting 03.
At the time of writing, the chargebands we support are:
| Chargeband | Description | Numbers starting |
|---|---|---|
| z | freephone | 080 |
| GEO | 01,02 | |
| UKW | 03 numbers etc | 03 |
| pn99 | same as calling mobile | 070 |
| SC002 | 1ppm | 084,087,09 |
| SC003 | 2ppm | 084,087,09 |
| SC004 | 3ppm | 084,087,09 |
| SC005 | 4ppm | 084,087,09 |
| SC007 | 6ppm | 084,087,09 |
| SC008 | 7ppm | 084,087,09 |
| SC014 | 13ppm | 087,09 |
| SC015 | 15ppm | 09 |
| SC016 | 20ppm | 09 |
| SC017 | 25ppm | 09 |
| SC018 | 30ppm | 09 |
| SC019 | 35ppm | 09 |
| SC021 | 40ppm | 09 |
| SC022 | 45ppm | 09 |
| SC023 | 46ppm | 09 |
| SC024 | 50ppm | 09 |
| SC025 | 55ppm | 09 |
| SC026 | 60ppm | 09 |
| SC027 | 65ppm | 09 |
| SC029 | 75ppm | 09 |
| SC033 | 99ppm | 09 |
| SC034 | 100ppm | 09 |
| SC035 | 110ppm | 09 |
| SC036 | 120ppm | 09 |
| SC037 | 145ppm | 09 |
| SC038 | 150ppm | 09 |
| SC040 | 180ppm | 09 |
| SC041 | 200ppm | 09 |
| SC042 | 220ppm | 09 |
| SC043 | 250ppm | 09 |
| SC044 | 300ppm | 09 |
| SC045 | 360ppm | 09 |
| SC047 | 10ppc | 087,09 |
| SC049 | 25ppc | 09 |
| SC051 | 35ppc | 09 |
| SC052 | 40ppc | 09 |
| SC054 | 50ppc | 09 |
| SC055 | 70ppc | 09 |
| SC056 | 75ppc | 09 |
| SC057 | 100ppc | 09 |
| SC058 | 145ppc | 09 |
| SC059 | 150ppc | 09 |
| SC060 | 200ppc | 09 |
| SC061 | 250ppc | 09 |
| SC062 | 300ppc | 09 |
| SC063 | 400ppc | 09 |
| SC064 | 500ppc | 09 |
| SC065 | 600ppc | 09 |
| SC066 | 77ppc + 155ppm | 09 |
| SC067 | 80ppc + 25ppm | 09 |
| SC073 | 250ppm | 09 |
| SC074 | 5ppc + 5ppm after 60s | 084,087,09 |
| SC075 | 10ppc + 10ppm after 60s | 087,09 |
| SC077 | 70ppc + 70ppm after 60s | 09 |
| SC078 | 150ppc + 150ppm after 60s | 09 |
| SC079 | 200ppc + 200ppm after 60s | 09 |