Editing Collect call (section)

==Services==

===Australia===
Australian telecom companies provide reverse charge services with the number 12550.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southernphone.com.au/help/home-phone/special-calls/special-calls-reverse-charge-calls|title=Special Calls: Reverse Charge Calls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmobile.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/C-Blue-plans-IDD.pdf|title=C Blue Plan rates}}</ref> However, in the case of prepaid phones, this service is accessible only when a caller has sufficient credit to call 12550.

Several companies previously provided reverse call services in [[Australia]], including 1800MUMDAD, 1800Reverse and 1800PhoneHome. In 2019, major telecommunication providers [[Optus]] and [[Telstra]] ceased billing services on behalf of third party content providers, causing these services to close.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=1800 Reverse finally hangs up on collect calls business |url=https://www.itnews.com.au/news/1800-reverse-finally-hangs-up-on-collect-calls-business-530514 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=iTnews}}</ref>

Telstra ran a reverse charge service called HomeLink during the 1990s and 2000s. Homelink consisted of an 1800 number and [[Personal identification number|PIN]] that could only be linked to the user's home phone service. Calls were billed at a slightly higher cost than a standard local call. HomeLink grew out of popularity with the rise in mobile phones.

=== Brazil ===
In Brazil, reverse calls are available for every [[Landline|land]] or [[Mobile phone|mobile line]] call. All local reverse calls must be started by dialing 9090 and the desired phone number. If the user is not in the same zone as the recipient the calls must be started by dialing 90 + carrier code + area code + the desired phone number.<ref name ="Brazil">{{cite web|title=Como realizar chamadas a partir do celular|url=http://www.anatel.gov.br/Portal/exibirPortalPaginaEspecial.do?acao=&codItemCanal=1232&nomeVisao=Cidad%E3o&nomeCanal|publisher=[[Anatel]]|access-date=6 November 2012|language=pt}}</ref>

=== France ===
In France, the service was called PCV (per ce voir). [[Orange Group]] discontinued the collect call on 1. August 2014.<ref>[https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fassistance.orange.fr%2Fpresentation-de-pcv-france-4059.php#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url Présentation de PCV France]</ref>

=== Germany ===
On 31. December 2020, [[Deutsche Telekom]] discontinued the option to make collect calls.<ref>[https://www.telespiegel.de/wissen/r-gespraech/#google_vignette Kostenlos telefonieren per R-Gespräch]</ref> 

=== India ===
There is not a simple way to make a reverse charge call for free in India. In early 2019 a private tech company launched services to enable a person to make an overseas reverse charge call.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/You-can-make-collect-calls-to-US-now/articleshow/20786753.cms|title=You can make collect calls to US now - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2002 |access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> AT&T also provides a number to make collect calls from India to the United States. The number is 000–117.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/how-to-make-free-collect-calls-from-india-to-usa/|title=How To Make Free Collect Calls from India to USA|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>

===Ireland===
A collect call service operates under 800 Reverse (operated by Reverse Corp Ltd),<ref>[http://www.reversecorp.com.au/] - Reverse Corp Ltd Website</ref> in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It offers reverse charge calls from any fixed line phone, pay phone and most mobile phones (even if the prepaid credit has run out), to most fixed land line and mobile phones in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1800reverse.ie/about-us.aspx |title=No Credit? No Loose Change? It's Time to Call 1800 Reverse |access-date=2012-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219102153/http://www.1800reverse.ie/about-us.aspx |archive-date=2012-02-19 }} - 1800 Reverse (Ireland) Website: About Us</ref> The company charges €2.99 to connect the call, including the first 60 seconds of the call, and €0.593 for every subsequent minute.

[[Eircom]] offered national and international reverse charge calling services until 24 February 2009.<ref>[http://www.eircom.ie/cgi-bin/bvsm/bveircom/bladerunner/showContent.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0653664624.1229716423@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadefmjdkfelcefeceiedffndffj.0&cid=OperatorServicesRes&site=Res eircom Alarm Clock Call and Reverse Charge Call charging information]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Prior to the cessation of services, national reverse charge service could be obtained by dialing the operator on '''10''' or, from payphones via '''1 800 28 28 28''' and international reverse charge services could be reached via the international operator on '''114''' or '''1800 457 457''' from payphones.

===Kenya===
Landline operator [[telkom Kenya|Telkom]] provides reverse charge services. A customer who needed the service had to call customer care and then request for reverse call. If the other person accepted, the call would then be connected and charged on his or her bill.
In June 2019, the largest mobile service provider [[Safaricom]] started rolling out reverse call services to all its customers. To access the service, a customer has to dial # before dialing the desired number. The caller's details would appear on the recipient's screen as usual, but when the recipient answers the phone, a voice notice would informed them that the call is a reverse call. The recipient could then choose to accept the charges for the call by pressing 1 on the dial pad. Safaricom said that the cost of reverse calls is the same as the cost of normal calls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.safaricom.co.ke/media-center-landing/press-releases/safaricom-rolls-out-reverse-call-feature-to-all-customers |title=Safaricom rolls out reverse call feature to all customers |publisher=Safaricom |access-date=2022-12-18}}</ref>

===United Kingdom===
In the UK, a number of services offer reverse charge calling. A caller can dial the operator on 155 and request a reverse charge call.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bt.com/help/landline/how-do-i-make-a-reverse-charge-call- |title=Safaricom rolls out reverse call feature to all customers |publisher=BT |access-date=2023-10-13}}</ref> Before these services were discontinued, 08000MUMDAD, 08000686323, [[0800 Reverse]] also provided reverse charge calls. Reverse charge calls can be made for free on some mobile networks, although the person being contacted via this service may be charged a considerable amount for accepting such a call.

[[Toll-free telephone number#United Kingdom|Freefone number]]s indicated that a business agreed to automatically accept reverse charge calls to that number.

===United States and Canada===
[[Verizon]] discontinued collect calls on its landlines in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/verizon-seeks-clearance-to-discontinue-collect-calling-other-legacy-voice-services|title=Verizon seeks clearance to discontinue collect calling, other legacy voice services {{!}} FierceTelecom|website=www.fiercetelecom.com|date=10 June 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-12-11}}</ref> [[AT&T]] similarly discontinued its collect call services for the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/at-t-wants-to-discontinue-collect-calling-international-directory-assistance-services|title=AT&T wants to discontinue collect calling, international directory assistance services {{!}} FierceTelecom|website=www.fiercetelecom.com|date=14 June 2016 |language=en|access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref> [[1-800-COLLECT]] remains operational.

Prior to the introduction of the [[Toll-free telephone numbers in the United States|toll-free]] [[800 area code]] in 1967, a [[Zenith number]] (in the U.S. and Canada) or an enterprise number (in the U.S. only) would indicate to an [[long-distance operator|operator]] that the business agreed to automatically accept collect calls to that number.