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
1 Name of Variation
This Variation is the Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2004 (No. 2).
2 Commencement
This Variation commences when it is notified in the Gazette.
3 Variation of Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997
Schedule 1 varies the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997.
Schedule 1 Variation
(section 3)
[1] Section 11.5
substitute
11.5 Implementation 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.