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ITU Operational Bulletin

ITU Operational Bulletin·Biweekly publication of the ITU

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No. 1011

Published1.IX.2012Cutoff20.VIII.2012ISSN1564-5223
←10101012→

Forward schedule

Dates of publication of the next Operational Bulletins

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No. 101215.IX.20123.IX.2012
No. 10131.X.201217.IX.2012
No. 101415.X.20121.X.2012
No. 10151.XI.201218.X.2012
No. 101615.XI.20121.XI.2012
No. 10171.XII.201219.XI.2012
No. 101815.XII.20123.XII.2012
No. 10191.I.201310.XII.2012
No. 102015.I.20132.I.2013
No. 10211.II.201317.I.2013
No. 102215.II.20131.II.2013
No. 10231.III.201317.II.2013
No. 102415.III.20131.III.2013
No. 10251.IV.201315.III.2013
No. 102615.IV.201328.III.2013
No. 10271.V.201317.IV.2013
No. 102815.V.20131.V.2013
No. 10291.VI.201318.V.2013
No. 103015.VI.20133.VI.2013
No. 10311.VII.201314.VI.2013
No. 103215.VII.20131.VII.2013
No. 10331.VIII.201318.VII.2013
No. 103415.VIII.20131.VIII.2013
No. 10351.IX.201319.VIII.2013
No. 103615.IX.20132.IX.2013

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.VIII.2012)
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

Approval of ITU-T Recommendations

By AAP-88, it was announced that the following ITU-T Recommendations were approved, in accordance with the procedures outlined in Recommendation ITU-T A.8:

  • ITU-T G.808.1 (2010) Amd 1 (31.VII.2012)
  • ITU-T Q.3050 (31.VII.2012): Description of signalling protocols supporting next generation network capability sets
  • ITU-T Q.3230 (31.VII.2012): Signalling requirements and protocol at the M13 interface between the transport location management and network information distribution physical entities
  • ITU-T Q.3303.1 v2 (31.VII.2012)
  • ITU-T Q.3304.2 v2 (31.VII.2012)
  • ITU-T Q.3912 (31.VII.2012): Set of parameters for monitoring next generation network streaming services
  • ITU-T Q.3930 (31.VII.2012): Performance testing of distributed systems - Concepts and terminology
  • ITU-T Q.3940 (31.VII.2012): NGN/IMS interconnection tests between network operators at the IMS 'Ic' interface and NGN NNI / SIP-I
  • ITU-T Q.3949 (31.VII.2012): Real-time multimedia service testing framework at the user-to-network interface of next generation networks
  • ITU-T X.603.1 (31.VII.2012): Information technology – Relayed multicast protocol: Specification for simplex group applications
03

Changes in Administrations/ROAs and other entities or Organizations

Serbia

Communication of 14.VIII.2012:

Change of name

The Ministry of Culture, Media and Information Society, Belgrade, announces that it has changed its name. It is now called: «Ministry of Foreign and Domestic Trade and Telecommunications».

Ministry of Foreign and Domestic Trade and Telecommunications
7 Pariska Street
11000 BELGRADE
Serbia
Tel:           +381 11 202 0057
Fax:          +381 11 202 0066

Trinidad and Tobago

Communication of 13.VIII.2012:

Changes of name, address, telephone and telefax numbers

The Ministry of Public Administration (MPA), Port-of-Spain, announces that it has changed its name. It is now called: «Ministry of Science and Technology». It also announces that its address, its telephone and telefax numbers have changed:

Ministry of Science and Technology
Level 19, Tower D
International Waterfront Complex
1A Wrightson Road
PORT-OF-SPAIN
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel:           +1 868 627 8531
Fax:          +1 868 627 1720

04

Service Restrictions

Authoritative resource

Country / Geographical AreaOB No.PageNote
Seychelles100613
Slovakia100712
05

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

06

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)
B.P. 01
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 11.VII.2012

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

 

Operator

Service

Number series

Date of introduction

Airtel Burkina Faso SA

Mobile

6500 XXXX to 6599 XXXX
6680 XXXX to 6699 XXXX
6900 XXXX to 6909 XXXX

10.VII.2012

Onatel S.A

Mobile

6120 XXXX to 6139 XXXX

10.VII.2012

French Polynesia +689

Monsieur William Kimchou
Office des Postes et Télécommunications 
Immeuble Ainapare
98714 PAPEETE
Tahiti
French Polynesia
Tel:	+689 41 46 72
Fax:	+689 45 25 00
E-mail:	william_kimchou@opt.pf
Communication of 10.VII.2012

The Office des Postes et Télécommunications, Papeete, announces the updated numbering plan of French Polynesia:

Closed six (6)-digit plan

Country code:                                  +689
International dialling format:    +689 XX XX XX

  • Fixed:

44 XX XX

Voice server(1)

4X XX XX

PSTN/ISDN

5X XX XX

PSTN/ISDN

6X XX XX

PSTN/ISDN

8X XX XX

PSTN/ISDN

9X XX XX

PSTN/ISDN

 

Payphone            88 XX XX (2)

  • GSM/UMTS mobile(3)

2X XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

30 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

31 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

32 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

33 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

34 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

35 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

36 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

37 XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

39 17 XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

7X XX XX

Postpaid/Prepaid

  •   MSRN mobile:  

41 1X XX

Important notes:

1)          All calls to the destination 44 XX XX should be blocked by the carrier from the originating country. These sequences are reserved for special numbers in French Polynesia (audiotext …).

2)          All collect calls destined to public call boxes should be blocked by the operator of the originating country.

3)          All collect calls to GSM/UMTS mobile numbers should be blocked by the operator of the originating country.

              All other type of calls has to be authorized by the originating country carrier to all GSM/UMTS mobile number ranges.

              Any collect calls received on these numbering sequences in French Polynesia will not be included in the international settlements.

Iceland +354

Post and Telecom Administration
Sudurlandsbraut 4
108 REYKJAVIK
Iceland
Tel:	+354 510 1500 
Fax:	+354 510 1509 
E-mail:	pta@pta.is 
URL:	www.pta.is
Communication of 6.VII.2012

The Post and Telecom Administration, Reykjavik, announces that the following new number series have been taken into use in Iceland, country code +354.

  • Mobile numbers

Numbering series

780 XXXX

781 XXXX

782 XXXX

783 XXXX

Iridium Satellite LLC +8816 & 8817

Mr Patrick Livecchi
Network Engineer
Iridium Satellite LLC
8440 South River Parkway 
TEMPE, AZ  85284 
United States
Tel:	+1 480 752 1179
Fax:	+1 480 752 1105
E-mail:	pat.livecchi@iridium.com 
URL:	www.iridium.com
Communication of 6.VII.2012

Iridium Satellite LLC , Tempe, recalls that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has assigned country codes +881 6 and +881 7 to Iridium Satellite LLC for use in the Global Mobile Satellite Service (GMSS), also known as GMPCS, (reference Recommendation ITU-T E.164). Iridium Satellite LLC officially re-launched its commercial voice and data services on 30 March 2001. All administrations and recognized operating agencies (ROAs) are requested to include both +881 6 and +881 7 into existing country code translations as a valid code.

Iridium Satellite LLC has interconnection agreements with the following carriers listed below. At the present time, these are the only valid directly interconnected IXC carriers for terminating or originating traffic with the Iridium Network. Their local representative should be contacted for pricing and routing information:

AT&T (U.S.):                                     www.att.com/worldwide/

Sprint (U.S.):                                    www.sprint.com/

Telstra International (AUS):      www.telstrainternational.asia/ (previously known as Reach)

Tata (U.S.):                                       www.tatacommunications.com/

Iridium Satellite LLC requests that access be ensured to the Iridium network using country codes +881 6 and +881 7, and has set up a recorded announcement in its switch that will enable customers to validate their routing.

To access this service, please dial:    +881 6 311 10006 and
                                                                        +881 7 311 10007

Calls placed to these numbers will terminate at Iridium Satellite LLC switch with the following recorded announcement: “You have reached the Iridium Satellite Tempe Gateway, your access to the Iridium global network. Welcome.”

The contact person below would appreciate an e-mail message or fax from you with the contact information for both the person responsible for your main translations and the main technical point of contact for your company. This will allow Iridium Satellite LLC to work together with customers to solve any routing problems and other issues that might arise.

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 19.VII.2012

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

I.                Fixed network subscribers ranges operated by Ministry of Communications:

Note: The range 18XX XXX is maximum 10 digits with the country code

 

SN.

Subscribers Ranges

1

1800 000 – 1899 999

2

2200 0000 – 2299 9999

3

2300 0000 – 2399 9999

4

2410 0000 – 2439 9999

5

2444 4400 – 2444 4499

6

2450 0000 – 2499 9999

7

2500 0000 – 2500 9999

8

2503 0000 – 2504 9999

9

2520 0000 – 2549 9999

10

2551 0000 – 2553 9999

11

2560 0000 – 2569 9999

12

2571 0000 – 2577 9999

 

II.              Mobile network subscriber ranges operated by mobile operator, Wataniya Telecom:

 

SN.

Subscribers Ranges

1

6000 0000 – 6009 9999

2

6030 0000 – 6039 9999

3

6040 0000 – 6049 9999

4

6060 0000 – 6069 9999

5

6070 0000 – 6079 9999

6

6090 0000 – 6099 9999

7

6500 0000 – 6500 9999

8

6501 0000 – 6502 9999

9

6503 0000 – 6503 9999

10

6504 0000 – 6504 9999

11

6505 0000 – 6509 9999

12

6510 0000 – 6519 9999

13

6550 0000 – 6550 9999

14

6551 0000 – 6551 9999

15

6552 0000 – 6552 9999

16

6553 0000 – 6553 9999

17

6554 0000 – 6559 9999

18

6560 0000 – 6569 9999

19

6570 0000 – 6570 9999

20

6571 0000 – 6577 9999

21

6578 0000 – 6579 9999

22

6580 0000 – 6599 9999

23

6600 0000 – 6699 9999

24

6700 0000 – 6701 9999

25

6703 0000 – 6709 9999

26

6760 0000 – 6769 9999

27

6770 0000 – 6776 9999

28

6777 0000 – 6777 9999

29

6778 0000 – 6779 9999

30

6960 0000 – 6969 9999

31

6900 0000 – 6909 9999

32

6990 0000 – 6999 9999

 

III.             Mobile network subscriber ranges operated by  mobile operator, ZAIN:

 

SN.

Subscribers Ranges

1

9000 0000 – 9009 9999

2

9090 0000 – 9099 9999

3

9400 0000 – 9409 9999

4

9440 0000 – 9449 9999

5

9490 0000 – 9499 9999

6

9660 0000 – 9669 9999

7

9690 0000 – 9699 9999

8

9702 0000 – 9702 9999

9

9710 0000 – 9769 9999

10

9770 0000 – 9779 9999

11

9780 0000 – 9799 9999

12

9900 0000 – 9999 9999

 

IV.             Mobile network subscriber ranges operated by mobile operator, VIVA:

 

SN.

Subscribers Ranges

1

500 00000 – 500 99999

2

501 00000 – 501 99999

3

502 00000 – 502 99999

4

505 00000 – 506 99999

5

506 00000 – 505 99999

6

507 00000 – 507 99999

7

508 00000 – 508 99999

8

509 00000 – 509 99999

9

511 00000 – 511 99999

10

550 00000 – 559 99999

 

The 3-digit fixed network subscriber numbers (100-179), operated by Ministry of Communications, will remain unchanged.

Amendments

Abbreviations used in this section

ADD
Insert
PAR
Paragraph
COL
Column
REP
Replace
LIR
Read
SUP
Delete
P
Page(s)
5 publications
01

Amd. no. 28 to List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card

ITU-T E.118 2006-05
Amd 28Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1011 · 31.VIII.2012
ADD10Addition
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3contact address 4telfaxemailissue id numbereffective date
CanadaALO Mobile Inc1039 McNicoll AveTORONTO, Ontario M1W 3W6CanadaMr. Rajan AroraALO Mobile Inc1039 McNicoll AveTORONTO, Ontario M1W 3W6Canada+1 416 499 5463+1 416 499 6612rajan@alomobile.ca89 1 25012.VII.2012
SUP35Suppression
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2telfaxemailissue id number
MontenegroT-Mobile Crna GoraMoskovska 2981000 PODGORICAMontenegroZoltan Pinkola, CEOMoskovska 2981000 PODGORICA+382 20 433 710+382 20 225 752zoltan.pinkola@telekom-cg.com89 382 00
ADD35Addition
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2telfaxemailissue id number
MontenegroCrnogorski Telekom AD PodgoricaMoskovska 2981000 PODGORICAMontenegroMr Slavoljub Popadić, Deputy CEOMoskovska 2981000 PODGORICA+382 20 433 709+382 20 225 752slavoljub.popadic@telekom.me89 382 00
03

Amd. no. 18 to Mobile Network Codes (MNC) for the international identification plan for public networks and subscriptions

ITU-T E.212 2016-09
Amd 18Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 992 · 14.XI.2011Authoritative ↗
by:P 5by:
mcc mnc codescountry or areanetworks
350 000BermudaBermuda Digital Communications Limited (CellOne)
724 00BrazilNEXTEL
724 01SISTEER DO BRASIL TELECOMUNICAÇÕES (MVNO)
724 02TIM REGIÃO I
724 03TIM REGIÃO III
724 04TIM REGIÃO III
724 05CLARO
724 06VIVO REGIÃO II
724 10VIVO REGIÃO III
724 11VIVO REGIÃO I
724 15SERCOMTEL
724 16BRT CELULAR
724 18DATORA (MVNO)
724 23TELEMIG CELULAR
724 24AMAZONIA CELULAR
724 30TNL PCS Oi
724 31TNL PCS Oi
724 32CTBC Celular R III
724 33CTBC Celular R II
724 34CTBC Celular R I
724 35TELCOM
724 36OPTIONS
724 37UNICEL
724 38CLARO
724 39NEXTEL (SMP)
724 54PORTO SEGURO TELECOMUNICAÇÕES (MVNO)
724 99LOCAL (STFC)

* 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.

04

Amd. to National Numbering Plan

ITU-T E.129 2013-01
ADD1011-001Addition
country or areacountry code
Burkina Faso+226
Jordan+962
Sierra Leone+232
United Arab Emirates+971

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.VIII.2012 the following countries have updated their national numbering plan on our site:

05

Amd. no. 7 to List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)

ITU-T Q.708 1999-03
Amd 7Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1004 · 14.V.2012Authoritative ↗
SUPP 32Suppression
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
2-088-3Finland4803Espoo (ESPOO3)Saunalahti Group Oyj
2-089-5Finland4813Raisio (RAI91)DNA Oy
2-254-1Finland6129Helsinki (GOFIN1)Orange Business Finland Oy
2-254-4Finland6132Helsinki (BCF1)Supertel Oy
2-255-2Finland6138Espoo (ESPOO2)Saunalahti Group Oyj
ADDP 32Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
2-088-3Finland4803Espoo (ESPOO3)Elisa Oyj
2-090-3Finland4819Hämeenlinna (AMSC1)AinaCom Oy
2-090-6Finland4822Espoo (FTFIES1)NextGen Mobile Ltd
2-255-2Finland6138Espoo (ESPOO2)Elisa Oyj
ADDP 126Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
3-033-5United States6413Miami, FLNewcom, Inc.

____________

ISPC: International Signalling Point Codes.

Codes de points sémaphores internationaux (CPSI).

Códigos de puntos de señalización internacional (CPSI).

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