4Definitions

4 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 7 of the Act, including the following:

(a) carriage service provider;
(b) carrier;
(c) person; and
(d) public mobile telecommunications service.

In this instrument:

ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

customer means a person with a contractual relationship with a carriage service provider and to whom the carriage service provider has issued a mobile service number.

digital mobile number has the same meaning as in section 15 of the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015.

Gaining CSP means a mobile carriage service provider to which a mobile service number is to be Ported.

mobile carriage service provider means a carriage service provider that supplies or arranges for the supply of a public mobile telecommunications service, and includes their authorised agents.

mobile service number means a digital mobile number issued by a mobile carriage service provider to a customer in connection with the supply of a public mobile telecommunications service (other than a satellite telephone service).

Port means the movement of mobile service numbers between mobile carriage service providers, or mobile carriage networks, using industry mobile number portability processes. The terms ‘Porting’ and ‘Ported’ have their corresponding meaning.

satellite telephone service means a carriage service with which end‑users make calls via a satellite‑based facility.

SMS message means a message or series of messages sent using a short message service.