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May
2000
Oftel's Numbering
Unit publishes Numbering Bulletins regularly. Previous Numbering Bulletins are also available.
Contents:
SPECIFIED
NUMBERING SCHEME
The full listing of the Specified Numbering Scheme can be down-loaded
from the Oftel Numbering website. Click
here to download Specified Numbering Scheme. This information
may also be found on the Warwick University
pages.
Oftel
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NATIONAL
CODE AND NUMBER CHANGE ACTIVITIES
Geographic
Areas - Flash Change
Code and Number changes occurred in the following areas
on April 22nd 2000 as follows:
Cardiff
(029) 20XX XXXX
Coventry
(024) 76XX XXXX
Belfast & Northern Ireland
(028) Various (see NCNC
website)
Portsmouth
(023) 92XX XXXX
Southampton
(023) 80XX XXXX
Inner London
(020) 7XXX XXXX
Outer London
(020) 8XXX XXXX
Geographic Areas - End of Parallel
Running
Use of the old Code (01XX or 01XXX) and old Number ceases
on the following dates:
Area
Date
Cardiff
05 August 2000
Coventry
19 August 2000
Portsmouth & Southampton
02 September 2000
Northern Ireland
16 September 2000
Inner & Outer London
14 October 2000
Framework
Document
The current Oftel
Framework Document was issued on 5th April 2000, and includes
information on arrangements for Geographic ranges issued for Full
National Dialling applications.
GEOGRAPHIC
NUMBER RANGES (01X & 02X)
F-Digit
Use (1000 Number Block Allocation) in Geographic Conservation Areas
Oftel needs to ensure that sufficient numbering capacity is available
in Conservation areas to meet the needs of the telecoms industry
over the next few years. Oftel is currently looking into allocating
number ranges in Conservation areas at the F-digit level (1000 number
block size) from around the end of 2000. Until that time number
blocks will continue to be allocated in 10,000 number blocks.
In order to
encourage Operators to use numbering capacity efficiently, and in
preparation for F-digit allocation, Oftel currently requires Operators
to confirm which F-digits within a 10,000 block will be used first
and to use only those F-digits specified.
Geographic Conservation/Watch Areas
The list of Conservation/Watch areas has been revised following
analysis of operators Annual Numbering Returns, available numbering
capacity and knowledge of operators business plans. The list
of Conservation and Watch areas is available from Oftel's Numbering
Unit to all licenced operators.
08X
RANGES
08 Sub-Ranges
for New NTS Arrangements
Oftel issued a Statement on the Relationship between Interconnection
Charges and Retail Prices for Number Translation Services in
December 1999. The Statement confirmed Oftel’s proposals that,
as set out in the March 1999 consultation document, terminating
operators providing NTS would be able to determine the retail price
of their service by setting the termination charge. In January 2000,
numbering capacity in 08 sub-ranges was opened to accommodate the
new NTS arrangements as well as tariffs set by originating operators.
NTS services
will continue to be provided on specific number ranges, ensuring
that callers understand the price they are paying for calls. In
order to maintain tariff visibility the new NTS price points are
accommodated within the established 080, 084 and 087 ranges. The
sub-range 080 remains free to caller, and the sub-ranges 0845 and
0870 continue to be based on relative charges defined as ‘up
to local rate’ and ‘up to national rate’. Sub-ranges
0844 and 0871 have been opened to accommodate tariffs based on the
fixed charges of ‘up to 5p’ and ‘up to 10p’.
Numbering capacity in the 0844 2 to 0844 9 sub-ranges, and capacity
in the 0871 2 to 0871 9 sub-ranges, have been opened to accommodate
non-Internet numbering requirements. This capacity is routed and
tariffed in blocks of 10,000 numbers, requiring finer digit analysis
for tariffing.
For Internet
use, sections are available in the 0808, 0844 and 0871 ranges. The
0844 and 0871 Internet sections are divided into pence per minute
and un-metered tariffing. The un-metered access sections include
fully un-metered tariffs, and combinations of un-metered tariffing
and tariffs of up to 5ppm in 0844 04 and up to 10ppm in 0871 04.
Numbers for Internet use in the 0808, 0844 and 0871 ranges are allocated
in blocks of 1,000 numbers and require finer digit analysis for
routing and tariffing.
Summary of
08 numbering arrangements
- 080 to remain
as ‘free to caller’
- 0808 90 designated
as ‘Internet services free to caller’
- 0820 to remain
as ‘Internet for schools’
- 0844 04 designated
as ‘Internet services incorporating un-metered access’
- 0844 09 designated
as ‘Internet services metered access up to 5ppm’
- 0844 2 to
0844 9 designated as ‘up to 5p’
- 0845 to remain
as ‘up to local rate’
- 0870 to remain
as ‘up to national rate’
- 0871 04 designated
as ‘Internet services incorporating un-metered access’
- 0871 09 designated
as ‘Internet services metered access up to 10ppm’
- 0871 2 to
0871 9 designated as ‘up to 10p’
Further D-digits
in the 0844 0 & 0871 0 ranges will be designated once opened
D-digits are approaching full utilisation. Numbering capacity in
the 0844 1 & 0871 1 ranges have been reserved for Internet service
expansion.
Freephone
Number Blocks
Oftel is still developing options for a possible migration of 0500
numbers to 0800 numbers, should users of 0500 numbers seek to move
to that range. However, since Oftel has now allocated all the remaining
blocks of 0800 numbers, we have opened for application , fifty-four
1k blocks of 0800 10-digit numbers. These now appear in the Specified
Numbering Scheme. Further blocks will be made available once the
migration path for 0500 numbers has been determined.
ANNUAL AUDIT 1999
Oftel has received around 84% Audit Responses. Oftel will
analyse the data provided to monitor trends in use and to help plan
for future requirements of the industry. The data provided
on Access Codes will provide useful input to the forthcoming Access
Code consultation.
Oftel has yet
to receive a 1999 Audit Return from around 29 operators or service
providers. Operators are reminded that their licence requires
them to furnish information to the Director. Non-return of
Audit information may be a breach of their licence.
In the absence
of Audit Returns, Oftel will not make further allocations of numbering
capacity and will start the process of withdrawing existing allocations
(including Indirect Access Codes).
NUMBERING
FORUM
The second Numbering Forum was held on 14 March 2000 to
discuss a range of numbering issues. Click
here for details of agenda , associated papers and minutes.
The next Numbering Forum will be held at Oftel in late Summer and
will be open to anyone who can contribute to numbering issues -
Details will be published on the website nearer the time.
NUMBER
PORTABILITY
Annexes A and B of Version 3 of the Number Portability Function
Specification have been updated. The update will be consolidated
in the Functional Specification at its next revision.
Annexes A and B will be updated as follows:
Annex A:
Numbering
Ranges - Specially Tariffed Services and Personal Numbers
1. Freephone
numbers beginning:
0500
0800
0808
0321
2. Local
Rate
numbers beginning:
0345
0645
0845
3. National
Rate
numbers beginning
03745
0541
0990
0870
4. Other
0820 Schools
internet
0844 up to 5 pence
0871 up to 10 pence
5. Premium
Rate
Numbers
in sub-ranges of the 090 and 091 number ranges allocated for use
with any services consistent with Convention B9 of the Oftel Numbering
Conventions and, to the extent that parallel running of any groups
of such numbers is permitted by the Oftel Numbering Conventions,
their corresponding numbers under any parallel running arrangements
.
6.
Personal Numbers
Numbers
in sub-ranges of the 070 number range allocated for use with any
services consistent with Convention B7 of the Oftel Numbering Conventions.
Annex
B:
Numbering
Ranges - Mobile Services
1. Mobile
Services in the 07 numbering ranges (excluding Service Numbers)
Numbers beginning
077
078
079
2. Mobile
Services in other numbering ranges (excluding Service Numbers)
Numbers beginning
0370 0374 0378 0385
0401 0402 0403 0410
0411 0421 0441 0467
0468 0498 0585 0589
0802 0831 0836 0850
0860 09307 0956 0958
0961 0966 0973 0976
LICENCED
OPERATOR IDENTIFICATION DIGITS (LOPID’s)
Oftel is taking over the administration of LOPID's from BT on 2
May 2000. LOPID’s are codes used for administrative
purposes to identify individual licenced operators. One LOPID
is generally allocated to an operator. However, an operator
(using the same registered company name) may be allocated more than
one LOPID – one for each franchise.
The LOPID is
recognised throughout the telecoms industry and may be a prerequisite
on specific forms used by the industry for services such as Number
Portability arrangements, Data Management Amendments (DMA), orders
on phone book entries, etc.
Operators should
apply to Oftel for a LOPID/s on the appropriate form. Oftel will
make the list of allocated LOPID’s publicly available.
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