Thomas Kenyon wrote:
> If magrathea et al make money from terminations through them to 0800
> numbers, then this looks to me like a bit of a scam.
>
> I would personally rather be able to set my own records for the numbers,
> for the obvious reason that anybody connecting to the number using e164
> would be doing so without me paying to receive the call.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this situation?

I would be surprised if Magrathea are making any money off of it. If you
email the maintainers I am sure they will be happy to add your block of
numbers. As they have been allocated to your organization, it would be
contrary to their goal to deny such a request.

I have my own +44-1xxx block registered, and I think it is a great
service having free access to toll-free numbers in several countries
(including uk, usa, canada and australia).