June 2001
Oftel Numbering
Unit publishes Numbering Bulletins regularly. Previous
Numbering Bulletins are also available.
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Contents:
·
Specified Numbering Scheme
· National Code and Number Change Framework
Document
· Restoring trust in Personal Numbers
· Numbering Conventions
· Freephone Numbers
· Numbering Forum
· Annual Audit 2000
· Number Changes in the Irish Republic
SPECIFIED NUMBERING
SCHEME
The full listing
of the Specified
Numbering Scheme can be down loaded from the Oftel Numbering website.
The information may also be found in a readily accessible form on
the Warwick University pages.
NATIONAL CODE
AND NUMBER CHANGE FRAMEWORK DOCUMENT
The current Oftel
Framework Document was issued on 20 March 2001, and includes further
detail on PRS and mobile and pager ranges.
RESTORING TRUST
IN PERSONAL NUMBERING
Oftel is consulting
on ways to prevent abuse of the 070 range (click
here for consultation document). There are concerns with Premium
Rate Services, fax-back scams, 070 divert for Internet access operating
behind 070 numbers set aside for personal numbers. The consultation
will run initially until 17 July 2001, and a further 2 weeks will
be allowed to submit comments on comments. Oftel is currently considering
responses made and intends to produce a revised issue by autumn 2001.
NUMBERING
CONVENTIONS
The Numbering
Convention consultation document, was issued in February 2001 (click
here for consultation document), ended on 18 May 2001 with a
further 2 weeks allowed for comments on comments. All have been
received and the consultation is now closed.
FREEPHONE NUMBERS
Oftel have just
released 749 1k 0800 number ranges for allocation.
NUMBERING
FORUM
The forth Numbering
Forum was held on 10th April 2001 to discuss numbering issues. Click
here for details of the agenda, associated papers and minutes.
The next Numbering
Forum will be held in 6 months time - details will be published
on the Numbering website.
ANNUAL AUDIT
2000
Oftel has yet
to receive a 2000 Annual Audit Return from the following Operators:
AIC Telecom (UK) Ltd
Allied Communications (UK) Ltd
Alpha Telecom Communications Ltd
Ambro International
Affinity Telecom Ltd
Darose Ltd
First Telecom Plc
Freephone Telecommunications Ltd
Fusion Telecommunications Ltd
Hobollion Technology Ltd
ICS France
IDT Global Ltd
International Telecommunications Group Inc
ITXC Ltd
Madhouse
Communications Ltd
Messenger Communciations Network N.V.
Nationwide Residential Ltd
Net.Net Limited
Ntkonect Communications Ltd
North America Gateway Ltd
NorthVoice Communications (UK) Ltd
On Line Telecom (UK) Ltd
One.Tel Ltd
Powernet Telecom Plc
Project Telecommunications Ltd
RSL Com Europe Ltd
Sala Limited
Star Europe Ltd
Starcomm Ltd
Syntec UK Ltd
Talk Telecom Limited
TalkCast Corporation Plc
Teleglobe International (UK) Ltd
Telforce Communications Ltd
Telia UK Ltd
Telstra (UK) Ltd
Worldport Communciations Ltd
Yac.com Ltd
Operators are
reminded that their licence requires them to furnish information
to the Director. Non-return of Audit information may be a breach
of the licence. In the absence of Audit Returns, OFTEL will not
make further allocations and may start the process of withdrawing
existing allocations (including Indirect Access Codes).
NUMBER CHANGES
IN THE IRISH REPUBLIC
Oftel has been
advised by the Irish Regulator, ODTR, that certain number ranges have
been opened at very short notice, ahead of notification to ITU-T.
Mobile mailbox
numbers in Ireland have changed from 9 digits to 10 digits effective
from June 2000. The number length of mobile subscriber numbers remains
unchanged at 9 digits. The details are as follows:
| Operator/Service |
Number
Format
|
| Meteor/GSM-Subscribers |
85 AXX
XXXX A=0,1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9.
|
| Meteor/GSM-Mailboxes |
85 BXXX
XXXX B=5. |
| Esat Digifone/GSM-Subscribers |
86 AXX
XXXX A=0,1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9. |
| Esat Digifone/GSM-Mailboxes |
86 BXXX
XXXX B=5. |
| Eircell/GSM-Subscribers |
87 AXX
XXXX A=0,1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 |
| Eircell/GSM-
Mailboxes |
87 BXXX
XXXX B=5. |
| Eircell/TACS-Subscribers |
88 XXX
XXXX |
For
example, a caller from the UK dials 00 353 87 012 3456 to call an
Eircell GSM Subscriber and dials 00 353 87 5012 3456 to call that
subscriber's mailbox.
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