A Collect Call is an international reverse charge call. It is paid for by the person receiving the call rather than the one making it. This Part contains charges for Collect calls from overseas to BT lines in the UK.
A Collect Call can be made through the local overseas operator, or, where it is available, via BT Direct. Collect Calls from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland are charged as Inland Reverse Charge calls, which are listed in Section 39
Eligibility
Collect Calls can be made to any ordinary line in the United Kingdom, but not to mobile, pager, Freefone, number translation service numbers (such as 0800, 0845 and 0870),or payphone numbers.
Pricing Information
Collect Calls From Overseas Countries to the UK, (Except Republic of Ireland Collect Calls to Northern Ireland)
Call charges are for each minute or part of a minute. There is also a Collect Call Service Charge, which is a fixed amount for each call. This is added to the call charge. The minimum charge is for five minutes. There is no charge if the call cannot be connected. For an explanation of which countries are covered by each Collect Charge Band, these are shown at the end of this part of this Section of the BT Price List.
Charge Bands
Charge in pence per minute or part - Minimum Charge 5 Minutes
Collect Call Service Charge
Exc VAT
Inc VAT
Exc VAT
Inc VAT
p
p
p
p
IR
140.000
168
1017.5
1221
A
382.500
459
1662.50
1995
B
553.333
664
1662.50
1995
C
886.667
1064
1662.50
1995
D
966.667
1160
1662.50
1995
Collect Calls From Inmarsat Services to UK
Charge in pence per minute or part - Minimum Charge 5 Minutes
Collect Call Service Charge
Exc VAT
Inc VAT
Exc VAT
Inc VAT
p
p
p
p
BT B-Sat (incl. BGAN)
966.667
1160
1662.50
1995
BT M-Sat
966.667
1160
1662.50
1995
Collect Calls From Voxbone iNum International Universal Personal Numbering
Charge in pence per minute or part - Minimum Charge 5 Minutes
Collect Call Service Charge
ExcVAT
IncVAT
ExcVAT
IncVAT
p
p
p
p
Voxbone (code 883 5100)
886.667
1064
1662.50
1995
Conditions
BT's Terms & Conditions for Business Service or BT's terms and conditions for residential service as appropriate apply.
The called person must agree to pay for the call before it is connected.
Additional Information
Charges for Collect Calls from the UK to overseas are controlled by the Telecommunications Operator in the country concerned and are not listed here.
The call charge is rounded up to a whole penny. The timed duration of a call includes the time element for setting up and disconnecting the call on the BT network.
International Collect Charge Band Allocated to Each Country
Country
Collect Chargeband
Anguilla
C
Antigua & Barbuda
C
Argentina
D
Aruba
C
Ascension Island
D
Australia
C
Austria
A
Bahamas
C
Bahrain
D
Bangladesh
D
Barbados
C
Belarus
C
Belgium
A
Belize
D
Bermuda
C
Bolivia
D
Botswana
D
Brazil
D
Brunei Darussalam
D
Bulgaria
A
Canada
B
Cayman Islands
C
Chile
D
China
D
Colombia
D
Cook Islands
D
Costa Rica
D
Croatia
A
Cuba
D
Cyprus
A
Czech Republic
A
Denmark
A
Dominica
C
Dominican Republic
C
Ecuador
D
Egypt
D
El Salvador
D
Estonia
C
Ethiopia
D
Falkland Islands
D
Fiji
D
Finland
A
France
A
French Guiana
D
Country
Collect Chargeband
Gabon
D
Gambia
D
Georgia
C
Germany
A
Ghana
D
Gibraltar
A
Greece
A
Grenada
C
Guadeloupe
C
Guatemala
D
Guyana
D
Honduras
D
Hong Kong
C
Hungary
A
Iceland
A
India
D
Indonesia
D
Ireland, (Republic of)
IR
Israel
D
Italy (inc. Vatican City)
A
Jamaica
C
Japan
C
Jordan
D
Kenya
D
Kiribati
D
Korea Republic (South)
D
Lebanon
D
Liechtenstein
A
Lithuania
C
Luxembourg
A
Macao
D
Macedonia
A
Malawi (The Republic of)
D
Malaysia
D
Maldives
D
Malta
A
Martinique
C
Mauritius
D
Mexico
C
Montenengro
A
Montserrat
C
Morocco
D
Country
Collect Chargeband
Namibia
D
Nepal
D
Netherlands
A
New Zealand
C
Nicaragua
D
Norway
A
Oman
D
Pakistan
D
Palestinian National Authority
D
Panama
D
Papua New Guinea
D
Paraguay
D
Peru
D
Philippines
D
Poland
A
Portugal
A
Puerto Rico
C
Qatar
D
Reunion
D
Romania
A
Russia
C
St Helena
D
St Kitts & Nevis (formerly St Christopher)
C
St Lucia
C
St Vincent & the Grenadines
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Senegal
D
Serbia
A
Seychelles
D
Singapore
C
Slovak Republic
A
Slovenia
A
Solomon Islands
D
South Africa
D
South Sudan
D
Spain (inc the Balearic and Canary Islands)
A
Sri Lanka
D
Sudan
D
Swaziland
D
Sweden
A
Switzerland
A
Syria
D
Taiwan
D
Thailand
D
Tonga
D
Trinidad & Tobago
C
Country
Collect Chargeband
Tunisia
D
Turkey
A
Turks & Caicos Is
C
Ukraine
C
United Arab Emirates
D
Uruguay
D
USA
B
Uzbekistan
C
Venezuela
D
Vietnam
D
Virgin Islands (UK)
C
Virgin Islands (US)
C
Yemen (formerly Yemen AR
and Yemen PDR)
D
Zambia
D
Zimbabwe
D
FOR EXPLANATION OF TAX EXCLUSIVE AND INCLUSIVE CHARGES, SEE VALUE ADDED TAX IN GENERAL NOTES. THIS NOTE HAS NO CONTRACTUAL FORCE.
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