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>As others in the thread have hinted at, this is because TalkTalk, as
>with most other cheap LCR providers, use GSM Gateways to make calls
>directly over the Mobile networks, instead of routing the calls to the
>mobile providers official interconnects (which usually incur costly
>BT or other Telco charges).
>
>It is worth noting the recent, yet surprisingly unpublicised, news
>that such gateways have been banned:
>http://www.fcs.org.uk/news/press/2003/240703.asp
>
>Id be interested if anyone has actually seen any LCR providers
>actually pulling their gateways due to this DTI move.