Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment 1999 (No. 3) (Cth)

Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment 1999 (No. 3)

THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this instrument under section 455 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated    15 October                1999.

A.J. SHAW
Chairman

R. HORTON
Deputy Chairman

Australian Communications Authority

Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment 1999 (No. 3)¹

made under the

Telecommunications Act 1997

Contents

Page

1  Name of instrument  2

2  Commencement  2

3  Amendment of Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997     2

Schedule 1      Amendments  3

1. Name of instrument

This instrument is the Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment 1999 (No. 3).

1. Commencement

This instrument commences on gazettal.

1. Amendment of Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997

Schedule 1 amends the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(section 3)

1. Schedule 2, after the item starting with the number prefix (07) 55

insert

(07) 56 Beaudesert (07) area code followed by 8 digit local number starting with 56

1. Schedule 4, Part 1, after the item starting with the number prefix 15

insert

1700 National rate service 10 digit number Yes Not shared

1. Schedule 12, after the definition of national and international operator call connection service

insert

national rate service means a carriage service:

(a)that is capable of voice telephony or a form of communication that is equivalent to voice telephony; and

(b)that involves translation of the number dialled for a call using the service to a number that identifies the point of termination of the call; and

(c)under which the rate of charge for a call from a standard telephone service (except a public mobile telephone service) does not exceed the highest rate charged by the national universal service provider for a call from a standard service to an Australian geographic number.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Note

1. This instrument amends the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997 notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 December 1997, as amended by:

·     Telecommunications Numbering Amendment Plan 1998 notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 May 1998

·     Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment (No. 2) 1998 notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 June 1998.

·     Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment (No. 1) 1999 notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 March 1999.

·     Telecommunications Numbering Plan Amendment (No. 2) 1999 notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 July 1999.