Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2004 (No. 2) (Cth)

Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2004 (No. 2)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this Variation under section 455 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated 7 April 2004

R HORTON
Chair

A HORSLEY
Deputy Chair

Australian Communications Authority

1Name of Variation

This Variation is the Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2004 (No. 2).

2Commencement

This Variation commences when it is notified in the Gazette.

3Variation of Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997

Schedule 1 varies the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997.

Schedule 1 Variation

(section 3)

[1] Section 11.5

substitute

11.5Implementation dates for number portability

(1)The ACA may determine the date (the implementation date) by which a carrier or carriage service provider must implement number portability for portable services in relation to 1 or more customers.

(2)In making a determination under subsection (1), the ACA must have regard to the following matters:

(a)the network capacity of the carrier or carriage service provider;

(b)the support systems available to the carrier or carriage service provider;

(c)other matters that are relevant to giving effect to number portability.

Note   The following implementation dates for the portable services shown were specified under earlier versions of this section:

(a)for a local service  1 January 2000;

(b)for a freephone service  16 November 2000;

(c)for a local rate service  16 November 2000;

(d)for a relevant mobile service 25 September 2001.