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118 118 is a UK directory enquiries provider assisting customers with telephone numbers and other information services. A telephone service allowing one to obtain people or organisations phone numbers by providing other details, usually their full name and address. ...
 118 118 company logo The service is provided by The Number UK Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of US directory enquiries provider, InfoNXX, whose company motto is "The Vision, the Value, the Voice". They also have sister services in Italy, utilising the number (amongst others) 892 892, and France, using 118 218. 118 118 has been in operation since taking their first call in December 2002. Sweden also has a directory enquiries service which uses the numbers 118 118, but it is not related to InfoNXX. The A-Team was an action/adventure television show about a fictional group of ex-US Army commandos who are on the run from the military while working as soldiers of fortune. ...
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Deregulation In the UK, directory enquiries used to be reached by dialling 192 (domestic numbers) or 153 (foreign), with the service supplied by the former monopolist, British Telecom. The company was set up following the announcement of deregulation of the directory enquiries market in the UK. These numbers, 192 and 153, were switched off on 24 August 2003 following the introduction of competition to directory enquiries. There are currently over 200 providers, reached by dialling 118 plus another three digit number. Three providers, 118 500 (BT), 118 888 and 118 118, have over 90% of the market, mostly due to very heavy advertising.[1], with 118 118 being the leading provider. BT Group plc (which trades as just BT, and is commonly known by its former name, British Telecom) is the privatised former British state telecommunications operator. ...
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Products 118 118 is primarily seen as a directory enquiries service, but provides a wider range of services, not only providing numbers to users but also train times, cinema listings, directions and hotel information. For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ...
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Since May 2006, 118118 has introduced a service where you are able to call and ask any question you want and their info team will find you the answer. From "How tall is the Eiffel Tower?", to "How can I get cheap Air tickets?". Also introduced at this time, The 'Price Finder' lets the caller ask how cheap they can get a specific item in any given area e.g. "Where's the cheapest place to get a High Definition T.V in Plymouth?". The Tower at sunrise. ...
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Since these services has been added the pricing has changed, it is now 59p one off charge for connection to the service, with 14p for each additional minute, charged by the second. These prices vary according to UK network, but the prices cited are from a BT landline, which is used as the pricing standard indicator.
A cheaper (but little advertised) service, providing only directory enquiries, is provided on their alternative telephone number 118 811.
Advertising Their advertising is particularly renowned for having two men with droopy moustaches, commonly referred to as the 118 118 twins, wearing items of clothing with 118 and two parallel red stripes on it. They have appeared in various forms, currently as a parody of The A-Team. Fraternal twin boys in the tub The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and usually, but not necessarily, born on the same day. ...
The A-Team was an action/adventure television show about a fictional group of ex-US Army commandos who are on the run from the military while working as soldiers of fortune. ...
Their advertising was originally launched using the two men dressed as athletic runners. This was used with the catchphrase "Got Your Number!" with the runners characters in a high profile advertising campaign before deregulation on August 2003. This slogan has fallen into disuse by the marketing department of 118 118 due to the expansion of service beyond directory enquiries alone, but the slogan has lived on in the minds of the public. The use of the runners characters is particularly noted for the legal action threatened by 1970s' record-breaking runner David Bedford. 118 118 refuted this by stating their inspiration was partly the late American runner Steve Prefontaine. Bedford subsequently briefly worked for 118 500, a rival directory enquiries service provided by BT. In this period, they also parodied the Honda Cog Ad. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for August, 2003. ...
Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American Olympic runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. ...
BT Group plc (also known as British Telecommunications plc) which trades as BT (and previously as British Telecom) is the privatised UK state telecommunications operator. ...
The Cog The Cog television commercial was a dramatic commercial for the Honda Accord, made (almost completely) without any CGI or trick photography. ...
Subsequently they appeared as 70s-style detectives, whilst they expanded on their range of services. During this period, although generally forgotten by the public, the slogan used was "We're here to help!", a different drive of focus due to expansion of products offered.
In February 2006 a new advertising campaign was launched, in which they have appeared in advertisements in the style of the television show the A-Team, using the A-Team theme tune with the number 118 sung over the music. February 2006 : ↠- January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 1 February 2006 (Wednesday) Governor of West Virginia Joe Manchin asks for a halt in coal mining following two more coal mining deaths in the state that saw fourteen people die in coal mining disasters in...
The A-Team was an action/adventure television show about a fictional group of ex-US Army commandos who are on the run from the military while working as soldiers of fortune. ...
The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ...
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