Talk is cheaper for Christmas

Calls on Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day and New Year's Day will be at the cheaper weekend rate

Calls on Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day and New Year's Day will be at the cheaper weekend rate. Local calls will cost 12p for 15 minutes and all national long distance calls, including calls to Northern Ireland, will cost 12p for 10 minutes.

The cost per minute of direct dialled international calls will be Britain 24p US and Canada 42p France and Germany, 33p and Australia and New Zealand 68p.

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