O2 today announces that it is to cut charges to ensure charities receive an extra 10p in the pound from text donations made by O2 customers from November.

3 November 2009

Charities of all sizes will now be able to receive an estimated extra 10p in the pound for text donations of up to £10 made via dedicated 70 prefix short codes. O2 will ensure registered UK charities that opt to use a dedicated short code will receive 90 per cent of the donation. O2 charges a small fee to cover its network costs, VAT on the cost of the text message, insurance against bad debt, and a range of third party costs.

TigerSpike and MX Telecom Support Macmillan`s World`s Biggest Coffee Morning with New Charity Short Code Range

Friday 25th September 2009

MX Telecom, the UK`s premier mobile aggregator, alongside leading personal media company TigerSpike, is delighted to provide Macmillan Cancer Support with the first Short Code in the newly commissioned charity range. Thanks to an agreement by the network operators, specific charity codes now allow even more of the donated amount to go to good causes.

As part of Macmillan`s World`s Biggest Coffee Morning taking place today across the UK, both those attending and those unable to make it along will be able to donate the cost of their coffee by texting the word `Cuppa` to 70123.