REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Decision No. 155
Adopted 30 May 2007
Regarding Regulations on Numbering Rights of Use
In accordance with the coming into force of Section 17, Paragraph one of the Administrative Procedure Law and on the basis of Section 8, Paragraph two of the Electronic Communications Law and Section 47, Paragraphs one and three of the Law On Regulators of Public Utilities,
the Commission has decided to:
1. Approve Regulations on Numbering Rights of Use (in Annex).
2. Determine that the Regulations approved in Paragraph 1 of this Decision shall come into force on 7 June 2007.
3. With the coming into force of the Regulations approved in Paragraph 1 of this Decision, Regulations on Numbering Rights of Use, approved with Decision No. 275 of 30 November 2005 by the Public Utilities Commission (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2005, No. 196; 2006, No. 125, No. 202) are repealed.
This Decision shall come into force upon the adoption thereof.
Chair of the Public Utilities Commission V.Andrējeva
Approved
with Decision No. 155 (Minutes No. 20, Paragraph 9)
of 30 May 2007 by the Public Utilities Commission
Regulations on Numbering Rights of Use
Issued pursuant to Section 47,
Paragraphs one and three
of the Electronic Communications Law
1. General Provisions
1. These Regulations prescribe the procedures by which an electronic communications merchant (hereinafter – a merchant) shall submit to the Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter – Regulator) the request for the granting, extension or annulment of the numbering rights of use and by which the Regulator shall grant, extent, annul or transfer further the numbering rights of use.
2. In order to receive, extend or annul the numbering rights of use, the merchant shall submit at the Regulator in writing a completely and precisely filled in original of the request regarding the granting, extension or annulment of the numbering rights of use (Annex 1, 2 or 3).
3. If the numbering rights of use have been granted to a merchant, the merchant shall attach the information regarding the utilisation of the previously granted numbering rights of use, when submitting the requests specified in Paragraph 2 of these Regulations.
4. The day of the receipt of the request submitted by the merchant shall be the day when the request of the merchant is registered in the Regulator, which has been submitted in conformity with the requirements specified in Paragraph 2 of these Regulations and contains the information specified in Annex 1, 2 or 3 to these Regulations.
5. The Regulator has the right to request the merchant to make the information, included in the request specified in Paragraph 2 of these Regulations, more precise in order to be able to decide the question regarding the granting, extension or annulment of the numbering rights of use objectively.
6. The Regulator may organise a competition or tendering procedure for the granting of the numbering rights of use in accordance with the by-law drawn up and approved by the Regulator, after the receipt of the request for the granting of the numbering rights of use or on its own initiative, without having received the referred to request.
7. The numbering rights of use acquired in the result of the competition or tendering procedure shall be granted by the Regulator to the winner of the competition or tendering procedure in accordance with regulatory enactments.
2. Granting of Numbering Rights of Use
8. The Regulator shall grant the numbering rights of use in accordance with the National Numbering Plan within the boundaries of free numbers.
9. The numbering rights of use shall be used only in accordance with the purpose of numbering utilisation specified in the National Numbering Plan.
10. The Regulator shall grant to the merchant the numbering rights of use to the public fixed telephone network service numbers in blocks of 100 (hundred) numbers in each national numbering district.
11. The Regulator shall grant to the merchant the numbering rights of use to non-geographic numbers in blocks of:
11.1. 10000 (ten thousand) public mobile telephone network numbers;
11.2. 5 (five) free phone numbers;
11.3. 5 (five) shared cost numbers;
11.4. 5 (five) premium rate numbers;
11.5. 10 (ten) public pay telephone numbers;
11.6. 10 (ten) virtual private network numbers;
11.7. 100 (hundred) radio communications network numbers; and
11.8. 10 (ten) virtual mail numbers.
12. The Regulator shall grant to the merchant the numbering rights of use to the short code:
12.1. not more than one carrier selection code to each merchant;
12.2. not more than one directory inquiry service number to each merchant;
12.3. public telephone network operator service codes; and
12.4. public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service codes (16XX).
13. The Regulator shall grant to the merchant the numbering rights of use to the identification code:
13.1. international signalling point code;
13.2. national signalling point code;
13.3. not more than one mobile network code of the operator for each merchant; and
13.4. not more than one data network identification code to each merchant.
14. The Regulator may grant the numbering rights of use to equivalent public mobile and fixed telephone operator service codes (national numbers that begin with “16”) in the form of four digits (16XX) to several merchants. The numbering rights of use to one specific public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service code in the form of four digits (16XX) shall be granted only to one merchant within the framework of one public telephone network. The granted numbering rights of use to public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service codes in the form of four digits (16XX) shall be used by the merchant only within the framework of only one specific public telephone network. In the case if the merchant does not have its own public telephone network, then, when submitting the request at the Regulator regarding the granting of the rights of use of the public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service code in the form of four digits (16XX), the merchant shall attach to the request the consent or refusal of the merchant, in the public telephone network of which it plans to use the rights of use of the specific public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service code, for the utilisation of the public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service code.
15. The Regulator shall grant to the merchant the numbering rights of use for a definite or an indefinite term.
16. The merchant shall determine to the international signalling point code granted for the utilisation its unique name, and shall notify it to the Regulator, within a time period of 10 (ten) working days after the granting of numbering rights of use to the international signalling point code.
3. Extension of the Numbering Rights of Use
17. The extension of the numbering rights of use shall apply to the merchants, to which the numbering rights of use have been granted for a definite period.
18. The Regulator may extend for a definite or indefinite term the numbering rights of use, which have been granted to the merchant for a definite term, after the expiry of the term of validity thereof.
19. In order to extend the numbering rights of use, the merchant shall submit at the Regulator the request regarding the extension of the numbering rights of use specified in Paragraph 2 of these Regulations not later than 30 (thirty) days prior to the expiry of the term of validity of the numbering rights of use.
20. The Regulator shall extend the numbering rights of use, if, within the term of validity, the merchant – in relation to the commercial activity in the field of electronic communications – has not violated regulatory enactments or the decisions taken by the Regulator and the issued administrative provisions, as well as if the violation is prevented in the time period specified by the Regulator or other institution managing the sector of electronic communications.
21. The Regulator shall not extend the numbering rights of use, if the purpose of numbering utilisation, specified in the Numbering Plan, changes.
4. Annulment of Numbering Rights of Use
22. Upon the request of the merchant or on its own initiative, the Regulator shall annul the numbering rights of use to the public fixed telephone network service numbers in blocks of 100 (hundred) numbers.
23. Upon the request of the merchant or on its own initiative, the Regulator shall annul the numbering rights of use to non-geographical numbers in blocks of:
23.1. 10000 (ten thousand) public mobile telephone network numbers;
23.2. 5 (five) free phonenumbers;
23.3. 5 (five) shared costnumbers;
23.4. 5 (five) premium ratenumbers;
23.5. 10 (ten) public pay telephone numbers;
23.6. 10 (ten) virtual private network numbers;
23.7. 100 (hundred) radio communication network numbers; and
23.8. 10 (ten) virtual mail numbers.
24. Upon the request of the merchant or on its own initiative, the Regulator shall annul the numbering rights of use to short codes and identification codes.
25. Upon its own initiative, the Regulator shall annul to the merchant the numbering rights of use to be granted if:
25.1. in accordance with regulatory enactments the merchant has been excluded from the list of electronic communication merchants;
25.2. the merchant – in relation to the commercial activity in the field of electronic communications – has violated regulatory enactments or the decisions taken by the Regulator and the issued administrative provisions and the violation has not been prevented in the time period specified by the Regulator or other institution managing the sector of electronic communications; or
25.3. the purpose of the numbering utilisation, specified in the National Numbering Plan, has changed.
5. Retransfer of Numbering Rights of Use
26. The merchant may retransfer to another merchant the numbering rights of use, granted by the Regulator, to the numbers that have not been transferred for the utilisation of the end-users. The merchant who has received the numbering rights of use according to the procedures of the retransfer may not retransfer them to another merchant.
27. The merchant, to whom the numbering rights of use have been granted, shall enter into a written contract with the merchant, to which it is intended to retransfer the numbering rights of use, regarding the retransfer of the numbering rights of use, in which the requirements of the retransferred numbering rights of use shall be determined.
28. Within a time period of 10 (ten) working days after the entering into the contract, the merchant, to which the Regulator has granted the numbering rights of use, shall submit in writing at the Regulator the information referred to in Paragraph 27 of these Regulations regarding:
28.1. the merchant, to which it is intended to retransfer the numbering rights of use;
28.2. the numbering rights of use to be retransferred, by indicating precisely the number, range of the number and code; and
28.3. the time period for which it is intended to retransfer the numbering rights of use to the relevant merchant.
29. The merchant shall retransfer the numbering rights of use granted to the Regulator for such time period, which does not exceed the term of validity of the numbering rights of use specified by the Regulator.
30. When submitting at the Regulator the information specified in Paragraph 28 of these Regulations, the merchant shall attach the original of the written certification of the merchant, to which it has intended to retransfer the numbering rights of use, regarding the receipt of the numbering rights of use according to the procedures of the retransfer.
31. The numbering rights of use acquired in the result of the retransfer shall be used by the merchant only in accordance with the purposes of the numbering utilisation, specified in the National Numbering Plan.
32. The merchant shall be responsible for the utilisation of the numbering rights of use to be retransferred in conformity with the National Numbering Plan, the ensuring of the number portability service and the fulfilment of other commitments, to which the numbering rights of use have been granted by the Regulator.
33. If the merchant refuses the retransferred numbering rights of use, it shall agree in writing with the merchant, to whom the numbering rights of use have been granted by the Regulator, regarding the termination of the contract specified in Paragraph 27 of these Regulations.
34. The merchant, to which the numbering rights of use have been granted by the Regulator, shall notify in writing the Regulator thereof, within a time period of 10 (ten) working days after the termination of the contract specified in Paragraph 27 of these Regulations.
Chair of the Public Utilities Commission V.Andrējeva
Annex 1
to Regulations on Numbering Rights of Use
that has been approved by Decision No. 155
of 30 may 2007 by the Public Utilities Commission
Request for Granting of Numbering Rights of Use
1. Information regarding the electronic communications merchant:
1.1. Name of the electronic communications merchant
______
1.2. Registration No. in the Commercial Register
______
2. Information regarding the type of the public telephone network, in which it is planned to use the numbering:
2.1. public fixed telephone network j
2.2. public mobile telephone network j
3. Information regarding the granting of numbering rights of use:
3.1. Public fixed telephone network numbers:
No. / National numbering district / Number of requested numbers1. / Alūksne numbering district
2. / Aizkraukle numbering district
3. / Balvi numbering district
4. / Bauska numbering district
5. / Cēsis numbering district
6. / Daugavpils numbering district
7. / Dobele numbering district
8. / Gulbene numbering district
9. / Jēkabpils numbering district
10. / Jelgava numbering district
11. / Krāslava numbering district
12. / Kuldīga numbering district
13. / Liepāja numbering district
14. / Limbaži numbering district
15. / Ludza numbering district
16. / Madona numbering district
17. / Ogre numbering district
18. / Preiļi numbering district
19. / Rēzekne numbering district
20. / Riga numbering district
21. / Saldus numbering district
22. / Talsi numbering district
23. / Tukums numbering district
24. / Valka numbering district
25. / Valmiera numbering district
26. / Ventspils numbering district
3.2. Non-geographical numbers:
No. / Type of numbering / Number of requested numbers1. / Public mobile telephone network numbers
2. / Free phonenumbers
3. / Shared costnumbers
4. / Premium ratenumbers
5. / Public pay telephone numbers
6. / Virtual private network numbers
7. / Radio communications network numbers
8. / Virtual mail numbers
3.3. Short codes:
No. / Type of short code / Number of requested codes (numbers)1. / Carrierselection code
2. / Directory inquiry service number
3. / Public telephone network operator service codes
4. / Public mobile and fixed telephone network operator service code (16XX)
3.4. Identification codes:
No. / Type of identification code / Number of requested codes1. / International signalling point code
2. / National signalling point code
3. / Mobile network code
4. / Data network identification code
3.5. Justification of the request of numbering rights of use:
______
______
______
Date ______
Person authorised by the electronic communications merchant ______
/signature and full name thereof/
______
/given name, surname of the author of the document/
Telephone number______
e-mail______
Chair of the Public Utilities Commission V.Andrējeva
Annex 2
to Regulations on Numbering Rights of Use
thathas been approved by Decision No. 155
of 30 may 2007 by the Public Utilities Commission
Request for Extension of Numbering Rights of Use
1. Information regarding the electronic communications merchant:
1.1. Name of the electronic communications merchant
______
1.2. Registration No. in the Commercial Register
______
2. Information regarding the numbering resources to be extended:
2.1. Public fixed telephone network numbers:
No. / National numbering district / Numbering range1. / Alūksne numbering district
2. / Aizkraukle numbering district
3. / Balvi numbering district
4. / Bauska numbering district
5. / Cēsis numbering district
6. / Daugavpils numbering district
7. / Dobele numbering district
8. / Gulbene numbering district
9. / Jēkabpils numbering district
10. / Jelgava numbering district
11. / Krāslava numbering district
12. / Kuldīga numbering district
13. / Liepāja numbering district
14. / Limbaži numbering district
15. / Ludza numbering district
16. / Madona numbering district
17. / Ogre numbering district
18. / Preiļi numbering district
19. / Rēzekne numbering district
20. / Riga numbering district
21. / Saldus numbering district
22. / Talsi numbering district
23. / Tukums numbering district
24. / Valka numbering district
25. / Valmiera numbering district
26. / Ventspils numbering district
2.2. Non-geographical numbers:
No. / Type of numbering / Numbering range1. / Public mobile telephone network numbers
2. / Free phonenumbers
3. / Shared costnumbers
4. / Premium ratenumbers
5. / Public pay telephone numbers
6. / Virtual private network numbers
7. / Radio communications network numbers
8. / Virtual mail numbers
2.3. Short codes:
No. / Type of short code / Short code (number)1. / Carrier selection code
2. / Directory inquiry service number
3. / Public telephone network operator service codes
2.4. Identification codes:
No. / Type of identification code / Identification code1. / International signalling point codes
2. / national signalling point codes
3. / Mobile network code
4. / Data network identification code
Date ______
Person authorised by the electronic communications merchant ______
/signature and full name thereof/
______
/given name, surname of the author of the document/
Telephone number______
e-mail______
Chair of the Public Utilities Commission V.Andrējeva
Annex 3
to Regulations on Numbering Rights of use
that has been approved by Decision No. 155
of 30 May 2007 by the Public Utilities Commission
Request for Annulment of Numbering Rights of use
1. Information regarding the electronic communications merchant:
1.1. Name of the electronic communications merchant:
______
1.2. Registration No. in the Commercial Register
______
2. Information regarding the numbering resources to be annulled:
2.1. Public fixed telephone network numbers:
No. / National numbering district / Numbering range to be annulled / Desired date of annulment1. / Alūksne numbering district
2. / Aizkraukle numbering district
3. / Balvi numbering district
4. / Bauska numbering district
5. / Cēsis numbering district
6. / Daugavpils numbering district
7. / Dobele numbering district
8. / Gulbene numbering district
9. / Jēkabpils numbering district
10. / Jelgava numbering district
11. / Krāslava numbering district
12. / Kuldīga numbering district
13. / Liepāja numbering district
14. / Limbaži numbering district
15. / Ludza numbering district
16. / Madona numbering district
17. / Ogre numbering district
18. / Preiļi numbering district
19. / Rēzekne numbering district
20. / Riga numbering district
21. / Saldus numbering district
23. / Tukums numbering district
24. / Valka numbering district
25. / Valmiera numbering district
26. / Ventspils numbering district
2.2. Non-geographical numbers: