This statistic shows the main reasons of unexpectedly high bills in the landline market in the United Kingdom as of May 2014. In 2014, according to the landline customers, calls to mobile phones were the reason for 20 percent of the unexpectedly high bills.
Main reasons for unexpectedly high bills in the landline telephone market in the United Kingdom as of May 2014
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Calls to mobile phones
20%
Making calls to numbers not included in monthly call allowance
17%
Calls made to non gegraphical numbers
12%
Service was used by friend/ family member
9%
Used more than your monthly call allowance
8%
Call(s) made to an international number
7%
Calls made outside of your free specific time frames
landline bill payers who experienced bill-shock in a 12 month period
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* Other reasons (each stated by 1-2 respondents) include TV, line rental, increase in the line rental, Bolt-on removed, calls too expensive, Changed contract/ mins-sold. ** 2014 based on aggregated data collected between July 2013 and May 2014 reporting incidence of bill-shock within the 12 month period between May 2013-April 2014
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Ofcom. (September 1, 2014). Main reasons for unexpectedly high bills in the landline telephone market in the United Kingdom as of May 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/401612/main-reasons-for-unexpectedly-high-bills-in-the-landline-market-in-the-uk/
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Ofcom. (2014). Main reasons for unexpectedly high bills in the landline telephone market in the United Kingdom as of May 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/401612/main-reasons-for-unexpectedly-high-bills-in-the-landline-market-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Main Reasons for Unexpectedly High Bills in The Landline Telephone Market in The United Kingdom as of May 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/401612/main-reasons-for-unexpectedly-high-bills-in-the-landline-market-in-the-uk/
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Main reasons for unexpectedly high bills in the landline telephone market in the United Kingdom as of May 2014 [Graph], Ofcom, September 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/401612/main-reasons-for-unexpectedly-high-bills-in-the-landline-market-in-the-uk/