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News And it looks like 118 118 will have some more competition on its hands, as another young upstart enters the DQ arena.is launching a major advertising campaign to run until the New Year, featuring a country gent musing on remembering numbers. [06 Oct 2003]
118 118 sacks scamming staff...
News Newspaper reports publicised the problem last week, leading the DQ newbie to organise a 'crisis meeting' yesterday to pre-empt any charges. Oftel has said it's satisfied with The Number's actions and has decided to introduce a "mystery shopping... [03 Oct 2003]
118 888 drops 'half the price of BT' claim
News With the post-192 switch off directory enquiries (DQ) market shaping up to favour just a few key players, Conduit's 118 888 service has been selling itself as a low cost alternative to BT - only now it seems the price war has turned into a war of... [30 Sep 2003]
118: We're doing fine, says BT
News He announced in a statement today that while BT's DQ market share had fallen - a development widely expected by industry watchers and the telco itself, the drop should be seen in the context of the market as a whole, where, according to BT's... [16 Sep 2003]
Directory enquiries newcomers off to a flier
News Post-bank holiday, post-192, it looks like the directory enquiries newbies have got their hands on the lion's share of the DQ market. While the old BT-run 192 number was switched off on 24 August, the return to work after Monday's bank holiday was... [27 Aug 2003]
192 to 118 countdown - rival says BT more interested in "glamorous" areas
News With the old 192 directory enquiries (DQ) number being switched off this weekend, the battle over who will be the post-regulation DQ winner is officially on - and The Number 118 118 is claiming BT will lose a far greater market share than expected. [22 Aug 2003]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: 118
Comment comes to the UK with the backing of InfoNXX, a US-based company with years of experience in DQ, as directory enquiries is known in the biz. It is no secret that the best DQ services in the US, whether through Baby Bell or long-distance carriers... [11 Aug 2003]
Out: 192… In: 118 - How ready is your company for looming DQ overhaul?
News Oftel has made a final push to inform users of the move away from 192 to six-digit numbers starting with 118 for director enquiries (DQ) services. The regulator has cited a study showing 80 per cent of consumers are now aware there are various 118... [11 Aug 2003]
'Hello, this is directory enquiries. Which discount do you require?'
News The deregulation of the directory enquiries (DQ) market in the UK, moving from BT's 192 number to a series of six-digit codes starting 118, means businesses can negotiate discounts by exclusively signing up to one provider - but there is a problem... [14 Apr 2003]
118: The winners and losers
Comment The opening up of the directory enquiries market - DQ, to those in the know - is likely to be good for most consumers. BT is obviously set to lose some of its DQ revenues. A DQ specialist, a BT and maybe a brand meister such as Orange might survive... [09 Dec 2002]
"Hi, can I have the new number for directory enquiries please?"
News Orange is one of the well-known companies that will extend its current directory enquiry - or DQ - business. Robert Pines is CEO of US-based InfoNXX, which provides DQ services through incumbents such as Verizon Communications. [09 Dec 2002]
German firm moves in to UK directory enquiries
News German company telegate is planning to move into the UK directory inquiries (DQ) market, which is officially opened to competition today. The company will open a call centre in Dumfries, creating 400 jobs.telegate hopes eventually to capture 25 per... [19 Sep 2001]
