Reviewing the situation since my post on the future of 0870 numbers in March, I find the following:
There has still been no progress on the new pricing model for 0870 numbers when they change in February 2008.
Provision and take up of the new 03 range has been almost non-existant with very few operators even offering the option. Price uncertainty still prevails here.
There has, however, been a noticeable increase in the take up of 0844 numbers across all market sectors, both public and private. As always, the market will find its own preferred solution to any problem and voting seems to be going the way of 0844s.