5Definitions

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

number portability means the right of a customer receiving a service in relation to a portable number to change the carriage service provider involved in providing the service, the carrier network involved in providing the service, or both, and retain the same telephone number.

Note: Rules for number portability are set out in the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025, which is available on the Federal Register of Legislation.

portability services are supporting services provided by or to carriers or carriage service providers in relation to the provision and operation of number portability. These services include:

port administration services;

ported number register database maintenance or provision; and

the provision of network information services, or intelligent network database services, for call routing.

Note: The following expressions used in this determination have the same meanings which they have in the Act (see in particular, sections 7, 87 and 109):

• carriage service provider;

• carrier;

• telecommunications activity.