ACMA plan to bring free mobile 1800 calls

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has aired its planned changes to the Numbering Plan that would see mobile phone users get access to free 1800 calls and cheaper 13 number calls.

The Numbering Plan sets forth how phone carriage services and phone numbering works around Australia. Initially enacted in 1997, the plan had been previously adjusted to make way for new geographical areas and new phone prefixes, as well as changes that allow easy access to 1800 and 13 numbers for charities — via redwolf.newsvine.com