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Lebara was founded in 2001 by UK-based Ratheesan Yoganathan, Rasiah Ranjith Leon and Baskaran Kandiah. The name Lebara was coined from the first two letters of each of the founders' names. [ 4 ] At launch the company's initial product was international telephone calling cards , sold through independent mobile phone shops. [ 4 ]
01869 — Bicester, Oxfordshire – – Was originally 0095 (OX5) until changed to 0869 in 1968. 01870 — Isle of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Uist (US0) – – Was originally 0047 (OH) until changed to 0870 in 1968. 01871 — Castlebay, Outer Hebrides – – Was originally 0047 (OH7) until changed to 0871 in 1968.
In the United Kingdom, telephone numbers are administered by the Office of Communications ( Ofcom ). For this purpose, Ofcom established a telephone numbering plan, known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, which is the system for assigning telephone numbers to subscriber stations. Telephone numbers are of variable length.
TO CALL THE UK FROM ITALY OR FRANCE - Intl code + country code + area code (leaving off the initial zero of the area code) + local number, ex. 00 44 20 12345678 ( London) or 00 44 161 123 4567 (Manchester). TO CALL WITHIN LONDON - Dial 8 digit local number, ex. 12345678.
In South Africa it's 09 and in Russia 810. In the UK it's 00. 44 is the country code for the UK. 0 is the long distance dialling code within the UK, from STD (subscriber Trunk Dialling) used to access the 'long distance' or trunk network. You don't need it if dialling the UK from overseas as the call arrives already on the trunk network.
The reason why many from North America go through the process is because these companies; Lebara, Lyca, and others are significantly cheaper than what their normal carriers charge. If I call France from the USA on my T Mobile phone, the charge is $2 per minute. If I call the USA from France on my Free.fr phone, the call is free.
List of mobile virtual network operators in the United Kingdom. This is a list of notable mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United Kingdom, which lease wireless telephone and data spectrum from the major carriers EE, O2, Three and Vodafone for resale.
If you have a friend or family member using a Lebara SIM, calls to them only cost 0.09€ per minute. Otherwise calls to French phones (mobile or land line) are .15€ per minute, SMS messages are 0.10€. Lebara´s rates are hard to beat and free SIMs are an extra incentive. Report inappropriate content. parisamsterdam2007.