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ITU Operational Bulletin

ITU Operational Bulletin·Biweekly publication of the ITU

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No. 1158

Published15.X.2018Cutoff28.IX.2018ISSN
←11571159→

Forward schedule

Dates of publication of the next Operational Bulletins

25 upcoming
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No. 11591.XI.201816.X.2018
No. 116015.XI.20181.XI.2018
No. 11611.XII.201821.XI.2018
No. 116215.XII.20183.XII.2018
No. 11631.I.201912.XII.2018
No. 116415.I.201931.XII.2018
No. 11651.II.201915.I.2019
No. 116615.II.20192.II.2019
No. 11671.III.201916.II.2019
No. 116815.III.20191.III.2019
No. 11691.IV.201915.III.2019
No. 117015.IV.20191.IV.2019
No. 11711.V.201912.IV.2019
No. 117215.V.201926.IV.2019
No. 11731.VI.201915.V.2019
No. 117415.VI.201931.V.2019
No. 11751.VII.201914.VI.2019
No. 117615.VII.201928.VI.2019
No. 11771.VIII.201915.VII.2019
No. 117815.VIII.201931.VII.2019
No. 11791.IX.201919.VIII.2019
No. 118015.IX.201930.VIII.2019
No. 11811.X.201916.IX.2019
No. 118215.X.20191.X.2019
No. 11831.XI.201915.X.2019

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
1117List of mobile country or geographical area codes((according to ITU-T E.212 (2016-09)))(position on 1.II.2017)
1096Legal time 2016
1073Legal time 2015
1049Legal time 2014
1027Legal time 2013
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 15.XII.2016)
981List of ITU Carrier Codes((according to ITU-T M.1400 (2013-03)))(position on 15.IX.2014)
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 1.VI.2017)
971List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card((according to ITU-T E.118 (2006-05)))(position on 14.XI.2015)
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 15.VIII.2018)
967List of Access codes/numbers for mobile networks((according to ITU-T E.164 (2010-11)))(position on 1.XI.2012)
965List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC)((according to ITU-T Q.708 (1999-03)))(position on 1.VI.2017)
958Mobile Network Codes (MNC) for the international identification plan for public networks and subscriptions((according to ITU-T E.212 (2016-09)))(position on 31.X.2016)
956List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)((according to ITU-T Q.708 (1999-03)))(position on 1.X.2016)
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-44, 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 L.1450 (1.IX.2018): Methodologies for the assessment of the environmental impact of the information and communication technology sector
03

Service Restrictions

Country / Geographical AreaOB No.PageNote
Seychelles100613
Slovakia100712
Malaysia10135
Thailand10345
São Tomé and Principe103914
Uruguay103914
Hong Kong, China10684
Ukraine11485
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

Botswana +267

Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA)
Plot 50671, Independence Avenue
Private Bag 00495
GABORONE
Botswana
Tel:	+267 395 7755 
Fax: 	+267 395 7976
E-mail:	technical@bocra.org.bw 
URL:	www.bocra.org.bw
Communication of 27.IX.2018

The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), Gaborone, announces the updated national numbering pan of Botswana.

National Numbering Plan (NNP)

 

First digit

Second digit

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

Int’l(a)

Short international dialling in region

1

Short codes

2

NG(b)

Geographic numbering (Francistown region)

3

NG

Geographic numbering  (Gaborone)

4

NG

Geographic numbering (Palapye region)

5

NG

Geographic numbering (south-east region)

6

NG

Geographic numbering (north and west regions)

7

Personal and mobile numbering

8

Non-geographic numbering (freephone, etc.)

9

PRS(c)

Reserved

Em(d)

(a)     Int’l: international access code

(b)    NG: non-geographic numbering

(c)     PRS: premium rate services (non-geographic)

(d)    Em: emergency code(s) (999, 998, 997)

Geographic number ranges

Area

Number range

Test number

Number length

Ramotswa Area

538 XXXX
539 XXXX

539 0100

Seven
Seven

Mahalapye Area

471 XXXX
472 XXXX
476 XXXX
477 XXXX

471 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Gantsi Area

659 XXXX

659 6100

Seven

Palapye Area

490 XXXX
491 XXXX
492 XXXX
493 XXXX
494 XXXX
495 XXXX

492 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Selebi-Phikwe Area

260 XXXX
261 XXXX
262 XXXX
264 XXXX

261 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Francistown Area

240 XXXX
241 XXXX
242 XXXX
243 XXXX
244 XXXX
248 XXXX

241 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Letlhakane/Orapa Area

290 XXXX
295 XXXX
297 XXXX
298 XXXX

297 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Kgalagadi Area

651 XXXX
654 XXXX

654 0100

Seven
Seven

Serowe Area

460 XXXX
463 XXXX

463 0100

Seven
Seven

Molepolole Area

590 XXXX
591 XXXX
592 XXXX
593 XXXX
594 XXXX
599 XXXX

592 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Maun Area

680 XXXX
686 XXXX
687 XXXX

686 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven

Outer Gaborone Area

310 XXXX

310 2771

Seven

Barolong/Ngwaketse Area

540 XXXX
544 XXXX
548 XXXX
549 XXXX

544 0100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Mochudi Area

571 XXXX
572 XXXX
573 XXXX
574 XXXX
577 XXXX

577 7100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Gaborone Area

392 XXXX
394 XXXX
395 XXXX

395 8100

Seven
Seven
Seven

Gaborone Area

390 XXXX
391 XXXX
397 XXXX
355 XXXX

355 1100

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Gaborone Area

312 XXXX
313 XXXX
315 XXXX
316 XXXX
317 XXXX
318 XXXX
319 XXXX

315 9095

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Lobatse Area

530 XXXX
533 XXXX

533 0100

Seven
Seven

Jwaneng Area

588 XXXX

588 0100

Seven

Gaborone Area

36X XXXX
370 XXXX
371 XXXX
393 XXXX

363 6400

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

Kasane Area

621 XXXX
622 XXXX
623 XXXX
625 XXXX

625 0250

Seven
Seven
Seven
Seven

All fixed lines in Botswana are seven (7) digits long.

 

Mobile and VoIP number ranges assigned

Operator

Mobile Number Range

Mascom Wireless

71 000 000 – 71 999 999
74 000 000 – 74 299 999
74 500 000 – 74 799 999
75 400 000 – 75 699 999
75 900 000 – 75 999 999
76 000 000 – 76 299 999
76 600 000 – 76 799 999
77 000 000 – 77 199 999
77 600 000 – 77 799 999
77 800 000 – 77 899 999

Orange Botswana

72 000 000 – 72 999 999
74 300 000 – 74 499 999
74 800 000 – 74 899 999
75 000 000 – 75 399 999
75 700 000 – 75 799 999
76 300 000 – 76 599 999
76 900 000 – 76 999 999
77 400 000 – 77 599 999

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL)

73 000 000 – 73 999 999
74 900 000 – 74 999 999
75 800 000 – 75 899 999
76 800 000 – 76 899 999
77 200 000 – 77 200 999

 

Operator

VoIP Number range

Virtual Business Network Services

79 100 000 – 79 100 999

AfriTel

79 101 000 – 79 101 999

Global Broadband Solutions

79 102 000 – 79 102 999

Business Solutions Consultants

79 103 000 – 79 103 999

Fourth Dimension

79 104 000 – 79 104 999

OPQ Net

79 105 000 – 79 105 999

Mega Internet

79 106 000 – 79 106 999

Stature (OpenVoice)

79 107 000 – 79 107 999
79 113 000 – 79 113 999

Tsagae Communications

79 108 000 – 79 108 999

MicroTeck Enterprises

79 109 000 – 79 109 999

Microla Botswana

79 110 000 – 79 110 999

Internet Options Botswana

79 111 000 – 79 111 999

FDI Foneworx

79 112 000 – 79 112 999

MTN Business Solutions

79 114 000 - 79 114 999

Abari Communications

79 115 000 – 79 115 999

Mission Communications

79 116 000 – 79 116 999

ConceroTel

79 117 000 – 79 117 999

Paratus Africa

79 118 000 – 79 118 999

Blue Pearl Communications T/A ROI

79 119 000 – 79 119 999

Dapit Ventures T/A GCSat Botswana

79 120 000 – 79 120 999

Orange Botswana

79 200 000 – 79 209 999
79 220 000 – 79 229 999

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL)

79 210 000 – 79 219 999

 

All mobile and VoIP lines in Botswana are eight (8) digits long.

National codes

Mobile Country Code (E.212 MCC)

652

Mascom Wireless (MNC – mobile network code)

01

Orange Botswana (MNC – mobile network code)

02

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTCL) (MNC – mobile network code)

04

 

Administrations and Recognized Operating Agencies (ROAs) are requested to ensure the timely activation of the above number ranges.

06

Other communications

Ukraine

Communication of 21.IX.2018:

Ukraine expresses its strong disagreement about inclusion, upon request of the Russian Federation, in the ITU Operational Bulletin No. 1127 dated 1 July 2017 (https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-OB.1127-2017-OAS-PDF-E.pdf) of illegal National Destination Codes “365” and “869” allocated by the Russian Federation under the Country Code “+7”, which is not Ukraine`s Country Code, for public telecommunication in the temporarily occupied part of the territory of Ukraine – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (hereinafter “Crimea”).

In this regard, it is necessary to recall that the UN General Assembly in its resolutions 68/262 of 27 March 2014, 71/205 of 19 December 2016 and 72/190 of 19 December 2017 confirmed the sovereignty, political independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. By these resolutions, the UN General Assembly also condemned the ongoing temporary occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and reaffirmed the non-recognition of its annexation.

It is also essential to recall the Agreed statement by the ITU Secretary-General at the 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference (Busan, 2014), published in Document PP-14/174, Annex B (https://www.itu.int/md/S14-PP-C-0174/en), through which the Union expressed its serious concerns about situation in Crimea and reaffirmed, inter alia, that the ITU should take into account the relevant provisions of the United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/262 of 27 March 2014 “Territorial integrity of Ukraine” calling upon all specialized agencies of the United Nations “not to recognize any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and to refrain from any action or dealing that might be interpreted as recognizing any such altered status”.

In the above mentioned Agreed statement the ITU Secretary-General further confirmed that the same principles should also apply in respect of any actions that might be required of the General Secretariat and the three Bureaux in order to assist its Member States and, in particular, Ukraine to ensure the use of all its international telecommunication services and resources as well as of any actions that might be taken by future ITU conferences and assemblies pertaining to Ukraine`s requirements in regard to use of the frequency spectrum and numbering codes on its territory.  

Such unilateral actions by the Russian Federation aimed at changing the National Numbering Plan of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied part of the territory of Ukraine gravely violate international telecommunications law and create significant obstacles to the exercising by Ukraine of its sovereign right to regulate its telecommunication and to use its numbering resource within internationally recognized borders of Ukraine, including Crimea. They have also compromised the integrity of international public telecommunication numbering plan as defined by the ITU-T Recommendations E.164 (11/2010), E.212 (05/2008) and proper traffic routing by public telecommunication networks.

In accordance with the provisions of the ITU Constitution and Convention (Geneva 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conferences (Kyoto 1994, Minneapolis 1998, Marrakesh 2002, Antalya 2006, Guadalajara 2010), as well as relevant ITU Recommendations on allocation and management of international numbering resource, the Country Code “+380” and Mobile Country or Geographical Area Code “255” shall be used for the identification of calling line and for the provision of international telecommunication services within internationally recognized borders of Ukraine, including temporarily occupied part of its territory. In this regard, Ukraine calls upon all telecommunication operators in their respective countries to refrain from routing in the telecommunication public networks of the outgoing / incoming international traffic, which can be received in the indices of numbers of the numbering plan of the Russian Federation, allocated for the use in the territory of Crimea, by telecommunications operators of the Russian Federation, and under the international mobile country identification code of land-based networks with radio access “250” (MCC) identification codes (MNC): 32; 33; 34; 60.


Secretary-General of ITU: 

Having considered the above communication of Ukraine, I wish to express my serious concern about the situation described in the above communication.

As stated by my predecessor at the 16th plenary meeting of the 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference (Busan), I hereby reaffirm that all ITU Member States have to respect the fundamental principles set forth in the instruments of the Union, in particular the sovereign right of each Member State, amongst which is Ukraine, to regulate its telecommunications within its internationally recognized borders.

As a Specialized Agency, the Union will fully continue, as it has always done it, to take into account requests handed down by the United Nations General Assembly; that includes the call addressed to Specialized Agencies in the UNGA Resolution 68/262 (2014) “not to recognize any alteration of the status of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol” and “to refrain from any action or dealing that might be interpreted as recognizing any such altered status”, as well as relevant provisions related to such status of the UNGA Resolutions 71/205 (2016) and 72/190 (2017).

The same principles shall also apply in respect of any actions that may be required of the General Secretariat and the three Bureaux, including the ITU publications and databases publishing, in order to assist Ukraine to ensure the use of all its international telecommunication services and resources as well as of any actions that may be taken by ITU conferences and assemblies pertaining to Ukraine’s requirement in regard to use of the frequency spectrum and numbering codes on its territory.

Amendments

Abbreviations used in this section

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

Amd. no. 49 to List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the International Telecommunication Charge Card

ITU-T E.118 2006-05
Amd 49Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1088 · 14.XI.2015
LIR1158-001Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2contactcontact address 1contact address 2telemailissue id number
CanadaSaskatchewan Telecommunications2121 Saskatchewan Drive,REGINA, SK S4P 3Y2W.N. (Bill) Beckman2121 Saskatchewan Drive,REGINA, SK S4P 3Y2+1 306 777 4208document.control@sasktel.com89 1 277
LIR1158-002Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2contactcontact address 1contact address 2telemailissue id number
CanadaSaskatchewan Telecommunications2121 Saskatchewan Drive,REGINA, SK S4P 3Y2W.N. (Bill) Beckman2121 Saskatchewan Drive,REGINA, SK S4P 3Y2+1 306 777 4208document.control@sasktel.com89 1 727
LIR1158-003Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2contactcontact address 1contact address 2telfaxemailissue id number
ItalyPostePay S.p.A.Viale Europa 19000144 ROMAMr Alberto De LucaViale Europa 19000144 ROMA+39 377 1000068+39 06 98688251alberto.deluca@postepay.it89 39 33
LIR1158-004Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id number
United KingdomVodafone plcVodafone HQ,The Connection, NewburyBERKSHIRE RG14 2FNMr Paul RosbothamVodafone HQ,The Connection, NewburyBERKSHIRE RG14 2FN       +44 7957805573paul.rosbotham@vodafone.com89 44 10
LIR1158-005Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id number
United KingdomTesco Mobile LtdTesco House,Shire Park, Kestrel Way,Welwyn Garden CityCraig RussellShire Park, Kestrel WayWelwyn Garden CityHERTFORDSHIRE AL7 1GA+44 (0)1992 632222craig.russell@tesco.com89 44 28
LIR1158-006Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id number
United KingdomTesco Mobile Communications LtdTesco House,Shire Park, Kestrel WayWelwyn Garden CityCraig RussellShire Park, Kestrel Way,Welwyn Garden CityHERTFORDSHIRE AL7 1GA+44 (0)1992 632222craig.russell@tesco.com89 44 35
LIR1158-007Lapsed / Inactive Record
country or areacompany namecompany address 1company address 2company address 3contactcontact address 1contact address 2contact address 3telemailissue id number
United KingdomTesco Stores LtdTesco House,Shire Park, Kestrel Way,Welwyn Garden CityCraig RussellShire Park, Kestrel Way,Welwyn Garden City,HERTFORDSHIRE AL7 1GA+44 (0)1992 632222craig.russell@tesco.com89 44 88
03

Amd. to National Numbering Plan

ITU-T E.129 2013-01
ADD1158-001Addition
country or areacountry code
Israel+972
Myanmar+95
Vanuatu+678
Zambia+260

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 15.IX.2018, the following countries/geographical areas have updated their national numbering plan on our site:

04

Amd. no. 43 to List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)

ITU-T Q.708 1999-03
Amd 43Position amended originally published as annex to OB No. 1109 · 1.X.2016Authoritative ↗
ADD1158-001Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
7-031-1Panama14585Skymond1 MSCDigicel (Panama), S.A.
7-031-2Panama14586Skymond2 MSCDigicel (Panama), S.A.
ADD1158-002Addition
ipsccountrydecsignal point namesignal point operator
5-246-3Switzerland12211Lausanne3Comfone AG
5-246-7Switzerland12215Zürich7Comfone AG

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ISPC: International Signalling Point Codes.

Codes de points sémaphores internationaux (CPSI).

Códigos de puntos de señalización internacional (CPSI).

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