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ITU Operational Bulletin

ITU Operational Bulletin·Biweekly publication of the ITU

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No. 1009

Published1.VIII.2012Cutoff18.VII.2012ISSN1564-5223
←10081010→

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General Information

6 sections

General information

01

Lists annexed to the ITU Operational Bulletin

A. The following Lists have been published by TSB or BR as Annexes to the ITU Operational Bulletin:

OB No.List
1002List of Country or Geographical Area Codes for non standard facilities in telematic services((according to ITU-T T.35 (2000-02)))(position on 12.IV.2012)
1001List of the national authorities designated to assign ITU-T Recommendation T.35 terminal provider codes((according to ITU-T T.35 (2000-02)))(position on 15.IV.2012)
1000Service Restrictions (Recapitulatory list of service restrictions in force relating to telecommunications operation)(position on 15.III.2012)
999Legal time 2012
994Dialling Procedures (International prefix, national (trunk) prefix and national (significant) number)((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 15.XII.2011)
991Call-Back and alternative calling procedures(position on 1.XI.2011)
982List of Recommendation ITU-T E.164 Assigned Country Codes((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 1.XI.2011)
981List of ITU Carrier Codes((according to ITU-T M.1400 (2013-03)))(position on 31.V.2011)
980List of Telegram Destination Indicators((according to ITU-T F.32 (1995-10)))(position on 15.V.2011)
978List of Telex Destination Codes (TDC) and Telex Network Identification Codes (TNIC)(position on 15.IV.2011)
977List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC)((according to ITU-T X.121 (2000/10)))(position on 1.I.2011)
976List of Data Country or Geographical Area Codes((according to ITU-T X.121 (2000/10)))(position on 15.III.2011)
974List of Names of Administration Management Domains (ADMD)((according to ITU-T F.400))(position on 15.II.2011)
972List of terrestrial trunk radio mobile country codes((according to ITU-T E.218 (2004-5)))(position on 14.I.2011)
971List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card((according to ITU-T E.118 (2006-05)))(position on 31.XII.2010)
968Status of Radiocommunications between Amateur Stations of different Countries (in accordance with optional provision No. 25.1 of the Radio Regulations) and Form of Call Signs assigned by each Administration to its Amateur and Experimental Stations(position on 14.XI.2010)
967List of Access codes/numbers for mobile networks((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 30.XI.2011)
965List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)((according to ITU-T Q.708 (1999-03)))(position on 30.VI.2011)
958Mobile Network Codes (MNC) for the international identification plan for public networks and subscriptions((according to ITU-T E.212 (2016-09)))(position on 14.XI.2011)
956List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)((according to ITU-T Q.708 (1999-03)))(position on 14.V.2012)
955Various tones used in national networks((according to ITU-T E.180 (1998-3)))(position on 1.V.2010)
669Five-letter Code Groups for the use of the International Public Telegram Service((according to ITU-T F.1 (1998-3)))

B. The following Lists are available online from the ITU-T website:

02

Assignment of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)

In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (1999-03)

Note from TSB

At the request of the Administrations of Albania, Estonia and Serbia the Director of TSB has assigned the following signalling area/network codes (SANC) for use in the international part of the signalling system No. 7 network of these countries/geographical areas, in accordance with ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99):

 

Country/geographical area or signalling network

SANC

Albania (Republic of)

3-228

Estonia (Republic of)

6-227

Serbia (Republic of)

7-227

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SANC:    Signalling Area/Network Code.
Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS).
Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).

03

Service Restrictions

Authoritative resource

Country / Geographical AreaOB No.PageNote
Seychelles100613
Slovakia100712
04

Call-back and alternative calling procedures (Res. 21 Rev. PP-2006)

05

Telephone Service

In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.164

Authoritative resource

Burkina Faso +226

Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP)
01 B.P. 
6437 OUAGADOUGOU 01
Burkina Faso 
Tel:	+226 5037 5360/61/62
Fax: 	+226 5037 5364
E-mail: 	secretariat@arce.bf
URL:	www.arce.bf
Communication of 7.VI.2012

The Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), Ouagadougou, announces the assignment of the following new number series:

 

Operator

Service

Number series

Date of introduction

Telecel Faso SA

Mobile

6020 XXXX to  6829 XXXX

6.VI.2012

Jordan +962

Mr. Zeid Alkadi
Technical Department 
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC)
P.O. Box 850967
AMMAN 11185
Jordan 
Tel:	+962 6 550 1120 ext: 3401
Fax:	+962 6 586 3641
E-mail:	zeid.alkadi@trc.gov.jo
Communication of 6.VI.2012

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), Amman, announces the following changes as follows:

 

Service

Operator

Pulling Numbering Ranges

New allocated Numbering Ranges

Activation date

Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)

Connect Arabia Telecommunications PSC- Friendi

+962 7 933X XXXX
+962 7 934X XXXX
+962 7 935X XXXX
+962 7 936X XXXX

+962 7 555X XXXX
+962 7 556X XXXX
+962 7 557X XXXX
+962 7 558X XXXX

Immediate

Kuwait +965

ISCC Kuwait
Ministry of Communications
P.O. Box 318
11111 SAFAT
Kuwait
Tel:	+965 2241 1777
Fax:	+965 2241 9815
E-mail: iscckuwait@gmail.com
URL:	www.moc.kw
Communication of 5.VI.2012

The Ministry of Communications (MOC), Safat, announces an update of the national numbering plan of Kuwait.

Mobile network subscriber ranges operated by mobile operator, VIVA:

 

SN

SUBSCRIBERS RANGES

8

550 00000 – 559 99999

Sierra Leone +232

National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM)
13 Regent Road
Hill Station
FREETOWN 
Sierra Leone
Tel:	+232 22 235121 
Fax:	+232 22 235179 
E-mail:	sensokay60@yahoo.com
Communication of 11.VI.2012

The National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM), Freetown, announces the following update of the national numbering plan of Sierra Leone:

 

E.164 Country code

232

International prefix

00

National (long distance) prefix

0

Length of area code

Two digits

Length of subscriber number

Six digits

·       Fixed/geographic: two digit exchange code + four digit subscriber number in the form NN XXXX

·       Mobile/non-geographic: six digits, in the form YXXXXX

Short codes

Three to four digits

 

Geographical numbering (fixed operators)

 

Locality

Operator

Area code

Exchange code

Subscriber number

Freetown

Sierratel

22

2N – 4N

XXX

Bo & Kenema

Sierratel

32

2N – 4N

XXX

Makeni& Koidu

Sierratel

52

2N – 4N

XXX

 

Mobile and non- geographic numbers

 

Network

Area code
(Network Destination Code (NDC))

Subscriber number

Airtel (SL) Ltd

76

XXXXXX

Airtel (SL) Ltd

78

XXXXXX

Airtel  (SL) Ltd

79

XXXXXX

Africell (SL) Ltd

30

XXXXXX

Comium (SL) Ltd.

33

XXXXXX

Comium (SL) Ltd.

34

XXXXXX

Africell (SL) Ltd.

77

XXXXXX

Africell  (SL) Ltd

88

XXXXXX

Datatel/Cellcom (GSM)

40

XXXXXX

Datatel/Cellcom    (CDMA)

50

XXXXXX

Ambitel

55

XXXXXX

Sierratel (CDMA)

25

XXXXXX

Sierratel 

21

XXXXXX

Intergroup

44

XXXXXX

 

X = 0 – 9 ; N= 2 – 9

United Arab Emirates +971

Mr Naim Hamdan
Assistant Manager Technologies & Planning
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
P.O. Box 26662
ABU DHABI 
United Arab Emirates
Tel:	+971 4 230 0093
Fax:	+971 4 220 8888
E-mail:	num.mgmt@tra.ae
Communication of 11.VI.2012

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Abu Dhabi, announces the following updated National Numbering Plan (NNP) of the United Arab Emirates.

 

Service

Operator

New allocated Numbering Ranges

Activation date

Mobile Service

du

+971  52 XXX XXXX

Immediate

06

Extra-territorial use of Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC)

(According to Recommendation ITU-T E.212 (05/2008) – Annex E)

Note from TSB*

Pursuant to Annex E to Recommendation ITU-T E.212, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) of Sweden, and the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) of the Netherlands, have notified to TSB that MCC+MNC 240 07 will be used extra-territorially.

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*     See current ITU Operational Bulletin No. 1009 of 1.VIII.2012, page 12.

Amendments

Abbreviations used in this section

ADD
Insert
PAR
Paragraph
COL
Column
REP
Replace
LIR
Read
SUP
Delete
P
Page(s)
7 publications
02

Amd. no. 27 to List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card

ITU-T E.118 2006-05
Amd 27Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 971 · 31.XII.2010
ADD67Addition
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telfaxemailissue id numbereffective date
United StatesWireless Communications Ventures dba NewCore Wireless3717 23rd Street South Suite201 St Cloud, MN 56301United StatesMr Chris Super3717 23rd Street South Suite201 St Cloud, MN 56301United States+1 320 493 6869+1 320 257 1718chris.super@corewg.com89 1 4606.I.2012
ADD67Addition
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id numbereffective date
United StatesWireless Communications Ventures dba NewCore Wireless3717 23rd Street South Suite201 St Cloud, MN 56301United StatesMr Chris Super3717 23rd Street South Suite201 St Cloud, MN 56301United States+1 320 493 6869chris.super@corewg.com89 1 5306.I.2012
03

Amd. no. 14 to List of Access codes/numbers for mobile networks

ITU-T E.164 2010-11
Amd 14Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 993 · 30.XI.2011Authoritative ↗
LIR4Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacountry codemobile telephone numbers
Gabonese Republic2412 to 7
New Caledonia (Territoire français d'outre-mer)68770-79, 80-87,89-99
LIR7Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacountry codemobile telephone numbers
Gabonese Republic2412 to 7
New Caledonia (Territoire français d'outre-mer)68770-79, 80-87,89-99
04

Amd. no. 16 to Mobile Network Codes (MNC) for the international identification plan for public networks and subscriptions

ITU-T E.212 2016-09
Amd 16Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 992 · 14.XI.2011Authoritative ↗
ADDP 31Addition
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworksrange
240 36SwedenInteractive digital media GmbH
Tele 2 Sverige AB240 07The range dedicated for the Netherlands will not be used in SwedenThe Netherlands

* MCC: Mobile Country Code / Indicatif de pays du mobile / Indicativo de país para el servicio móvil. ** MNC: Mobile Network Code / Code de réseau mobile / Indicativo de red para el servicio móvil.

05

Amd. to National Numbering Plan

ITU-T E.129 2013-01
ADD1009-001Addition
country or areacountry code
Costa Rica+506
French Polynesia+689
Gabon+241
Israel+972

Administrations are requested to notify ITU about their national numbering plan changes, or to give an explanation on their webpage concerning the national numbering plan as well as their contact points, so that the information, which will be made available freely to all administrations/ROAs and service providers, can be posted on the ITU-T website.

For their numbering website, or when sending their information to ITU/TSB (e-mail: tsbtson@itu.int ), administrations are kindly requested to use the format as explained in Recommendation ITU-T E.129. They are reminded that they will be responsible for the timely update of this information.

From 1.VII.2012 the following countries have updated their national numbering plan on our site:

06

Amd. no. 5 to List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)

ITU-T Q.708 1999-03
Amd 5Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1004 · 14.V.2012Authoritative ↗
ADDP 3Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
3-233-2Albania8010INFOTEL ALINFO-Telecom
3-233-3Albania8011Tirana 10NEOFONE
3-233-4Albania8012CT Nisatel TiranaNISATEL
3-233-5Albania8013ABCom TS1-SOIPABCom
ADDP 31Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
5-230-3Estonia12083TallinnTele2 Eesti AS
5-230-4Estonia12084TallinnTele2 Eesti AS
5-230-5Estonia12085TallinnNovametro OU
ADDP 93Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point operator
4-248-5Serbia10181Vip Mobile d.o.o.
4-248-6Serbia10182Telenor d.o.o.
4-248-7Serbia10183Telenor d.o.o.
SUPP 94Suppression
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
6-038-4Sierra Leone12596IntergroupIntergroup
6-039-0Sierra Leone12600Atlas CommunicationAtlas Communication
ADDP 94Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
6-038-4Sierra Leone12596DatatelDatatel/Cellcom
LIRP 93Lapsed / Inactive Record
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
6-038-1Sierra Leone12593CeltelAirtel
6-038-2Sierra Leone12594MillicomAfricell

____________

ISPC: International Signalling Point Codes.

Codes de points sémaphores internationaux (CPSI).

Códigos de puntos de señalización internacional (CPSI).

07

Amd. no. 17 to List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)

ITU-T Q.708 1999-03
Amd 17Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 983 · 30.VI.2011Authoritative ↗
ADDP 11Addition
codearea or networknote
3-228Albania (Republic of)SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code. Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).
ADDP 20Addition
codearea or networknote
6-227Estonia (Republic of)SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code. Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).
ADDP 23Addition
codearea or networknote
7-227Serbia (Republic of)SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code. Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).
ADDP 24Addition
codearea or networknote
3-228Albania (Republic of)SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code. Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).
ADDP 28Addition
codearea or networknote
6-227Estonia (Republic of)SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code. Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).
ADDP 38Addition
codearea or networknote
7-227Serbia (Republic of)SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code. Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).

SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code.

Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS).

Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).

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