Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsNumbering Plan Amendment Regulations, 20206. Conditions of use of an allocation of the numbering resource |
| (1) | Numbers are a national resource and are not owned by a licensee to whom they are allocated nor by the subscriber to whom they are assigned. |
| (2) | A subscriber to whom a number has been legitimately assigned may enjoy the beneficial use of the number, freely and without hindrance. |
| (3) | The following general conditions relating to the use and management of the assignment of numbers apply to all allocations made by the Authority: |
| (a) | the allocation must be used for the purpose specified in the application and within the designated range for use; |
| (b) | the allocation must be controlled by the licensee to whom the Authority has made the allocation to; |
| (c) | the holder of the allocation shall maintain a record of the percentage of numbers in use and reserved; |
| (d) | assigned numbers must not be traded; |
| (e) | the allocation shall be used in accordance with any specific conditions made by the Authority; |
| (f) | a licensee shall not make use of numbers that have not been allocated to them or which the Authority has not authorised them to use; |
| (g) | a licensee shall ensure that all numbers allocated to them are used efficiently and effectively; and |
| (h) | MSISDNless SIM starter packs shall apply to all allocated mobile numbers as well as recycled numbers. |
| (4) | Specific conditions may be imposed on the use of numbers, at the time of allocating the numbers or at any time thereafter, where the Authority considers that it is in the interest of the numbering plan to impose such conditions. |
