Why doesn't Sky incluse the Channel Islands in their Talk package?

I am SO frustrated that Sky have chosen to exclude the Channel Islands as part of their talk package, even thought the Channel Islands all start with an 01 number for landlines or 07 number for mobiles and are considered part of Great Britain. They're not even included in the International package!! Absolutely crazy and so infuriating... Does anyone know the reason behind this? Or is there anyone from Sky who is contactable to explain or (hopefully) high enough up the food chain take the decision to add the Channel Islands in??

They are included, but you're right that they're priced separately. I don't know why, but would hazard a guess that the routing takes calls to the CI out of the Sky network and therefore incur additional cost to Sky - just a guess though.
You could give Sky a call to ask for an explanation, but I doubt they'll be willing to provide one or change their policy.

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These offshore islands still use the +44 UK internatinal prefix, but when phoning from the UK by either landline or mobile the calls are classified as international and a premium is applied. This charge is particularly hefty from mobile networks and can be as much as 70p/min (T-mobile). UK telecom providers no longer include calls to offshore islands in their UK inclusive call bundles, however Channel Island providers do include calls to the UK in their inclusive bundles.
The good thing about Skype is that it doesn't differentiate between offshore islands and the UK, you get charged for the same +44 rate which currently stands at 1.7p/min to landlines and 5.8p/min mobiles on PAYG. The rates are even better in bundles.
You have several choices, you can video chat with your mother in SA for free via Skype provided she's on Skype and is able to use a PC or mobile device. You could buy a UK Skype number for people to contact you on or you could buy a SA number on Skype so friends and family in SA could keep in touch with you at local call rates.
If you buy a Skype subscription (bundle of calls) first, you then get a 50% discount on a Skype number purchase which is well worthwhile.

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Hello and welcome to the Skype Community.
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