COMMUNICATIONS: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

COMMUNICATIONS: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

COMMUNICATIONS (NUMBERING) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

    REGULATION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Scope and application

    4.    Objective

PART II
CONTENTS OF THE NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN

    5.    Publications of the National Numbering Plan

    6.    Allocation status

    7.    Usage conditions

    8.    Limitations on providing services

PART III
AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL NUMBERING PLAN

    9.    Amendment to the National Numbering Plan

    10.    Factors to consider when amending the National Numbering Plan

    11.    Amendment to the National Numbering Plan

    12.    Timing of amendment to the National Numbering Plan

    13.    Implementation of amendments

PART IV
UTILIZATION OF NUMBERS

    14.    Monitoring utilization of numbers

    15.    Publications of number utilization

    16.    Utilization status

PART V
ASSIGNMENT OF NUMBERS

    17.    Details for assignment application

    18.    Power of the Authority to grant assignment

    19.    Factors in deciding application for assignment

    20.    Timeframe for assignment decisions

    21.    Assignment conditions

PART VI
RETURNING BLOCKS

    22.    Details for applications for returning blocks

PART VII
WITHDRAWAL OF NUMBERS

    23.    Conditions for withdrawing numbers

    24.    Notification of withdrawal of numbers

    25.    Implementation of withdrawals of a block

PART VIII
BRINGING NUMBERS INTO SERVICE

    26.    Appointment of contact person

    27.    Forwarding of information about contact points

    28.    Timing for bringing numbers into service

    29.    Conditions for barring numbers

    30.    Limitations on routing traffic to and from a number

PART IX
NUMBER PORTABILITY

    31.    Factors to consider for number portability

    32.    Condition for exporting numbers

    33.    Limitations on importing numbers

    34.    Conditions for returning imported number

PART X
TRANSFERRING OF ASSIGNMENTS

    35.    Transfer of assignment

    36.    Conditions for transferring assignments

    37.    Effect of a transfer

PART XI
LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS OF LICENSEES TO USE NUMBERS

    38.    Limitations on rights to a number

    39.    Limitation on assignment of numbers

    40.    Limitation on putting into use

    41.    Limitation on number portability

    42.    Limitations not prejudicial to other conditions

PART XII
RIGHTS OF SUBSCRIBERS RELATING TO NUMBERS AND CODES

    43.    Conditions for changing consumer numbers

    44.    Refusal to change a number or code

    45.    Limitations on changing network termination points

    46.    Compensation to subscribers

    47.    Conditions for supplying information about holders of number

    48.    Presentation of calling line identities

PART XIII
FEES FOR ASSIGNMENTS

    49.    Publications of the schedule of fees for assignments

    50.    Factors in determining numbering fee schedule

    51.    Payment of fees for assignment

PART XIV
OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT

    52.    Offences

    53.    Regulatory sanctions

    54.    Factors in applying enforcement measures

    55.    Further directions

G.N. 23/2019

COMMUNICATIONS (NUMBERING) REGULATIONS

under s. 200

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Citation

    These Regulations may be cited as the Communications (Numbering) Regulations.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “allocation status” means the status of a block as established under regulation 6;

    “block” means a set of blocks that consist of numbers that are defined in the National Numbering Plan;

    “code” means a positive integer that forms the most significant digits of each of the numbers in a block;

    “interconnecting licensee” means a licensee that has an agreement allowing interconnexion with another licensee at a network termination point;

    “National Numbering Plan” means the plan incorporating the conventional numbering developed in accordance with regulation 5;

    “network termination point” means a point at which a consumer has physical access through end user terminal equipment to a network of a licensee;

    “number” means a sequence of digits that might be used to identify the network termination points that are associated with a particular service or consumer;

    “number portability” means the process of letting a consumer migrate a service from one licensee to another licensee without changing the number assigned;

    “subscriber” means any individual, business or entity that purchases or subscribes to any communication service and includes any person who agrees to receive and pay for a service;

    “usage conditions” means conditions to be satisfied by a licensee in providing the services that use the numbers in a block;

    “utilization” means the proportion of numbers that have active as their utilization status as outlined in regulation 16; and

    “utilization status” means the status of a number as outlined in regulation 16.

3.    Scope and application

    (1) These Regulations shall apply to network services and application services licensees.

    (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (1), these Regulations shall apply to—

    (a)    control, planning, administration, management and assignment of numbers by the Authority; and

    (b)    setting out of the rules for the assignment, transfer, porting and use of numbers under the National…