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>How is a ported number recognised by a callers network for charging
>purposes? As the new network or as the original?

> On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:16 +0100, JT
> wrote:
>
> >How is a ported number recognised by a callers network for charging
> >purposes?

> On 23 May, 11:29, bo...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:16 +0100, JT
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How is a ported number recognised by a callers network for charging
>>> purposes?

> On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:49:16 +0100, JT
>> wrote:
>>
>> >How is a ported number recognised by a callers network for charging
>> >purposes? As the new network or as the original?
>>
>> As a part of the network that currently owns the number.
>> Borje, from Sweden
>
>Its not as simple as that in the UK.
>If the caller is calling from a landline, then they will be charged as
>per the *original* network.
>If the caller is calling from a mobile, then they will be charged as
>per the new network (calling from o2 PAYG used to be an exception to
>this, but probably not any more? Steve Terry will probably know the
>answer to this!).
>Regards
>Simon Clark
>Business Telecoms
>

> How is a ported number recognised by a callers network for charging
> purposes? As the new network or as the original?