Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2025

This Determination replaces the 2015 allocation-charge schedule and prescribes the dollar amounts payable when the ACMA allocates telephone numbers. It lists fixed charges for categories such as freephone, local‑rate, access codes, mobile and special service numbers, and a graded schedule for smartnumber classes (platinum/diamond/gold/opal/silver).

It affects applicants for number allocations (typically carriage service providers or their customers) by changing the upfront cost of obtaining numbers, thereby altering incentives and the compliance cost of acquiring numbered resources.

This Determination, made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 (see s 3), replaces the 2015 allocation-charge instrument (s 4) and prescribes the monetary charges payable on the allocation of specified categories of telephone numbers and codes (s 7). It commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation (s 2). Mechanically, the instrument:

Lists fixed-dollar allocation charges for freephone and local rate numbers that are not smartnumbers (Table 1, s 7(1)): $57 for each of those number types.
Establishes a set of base amounts for a range of number types including access codes, mobile numbers, special services numbers and international signalling point codes (Table 2, s 7(2)), with a base amount of $57 for each listed item and an express rule that the per-number charge is the base amount divided by the quantity of numbers included in the application (s 7(2)(a)-(b)).
Imposes specific fixed allocation charges for unassigned unallocated smartnumbers according to prefix and digit-length classifications (Table 3, s 7(4)). These charges are stated as absolute dollar amounts in the table (for example, platinum smartnumbers with prefixes 1300 and 1800 carry charges of $20 000; other classes carry lower sums).
Provides that any number not mentioned in subsections (1) to (4) is charge-free (s 7(5)); the instrument itself does not create new exemptions beyond the specific tables, but it records existing statutory exemptions by reference (note under s 7(5) quoting subsection 15(1) of the Act).
Preserves transitional treatment for applications made under the previous Numbering Plan 2015, so that where section 127 of the new Plan requires an application to be dealt with under the old Plan, the 2015 Determination continues to apply to that allocation (s 8).

The Determination depends on definitions and operative material in the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025 (the Plan) and on the ACMA’s published list of smartnumber classifications (s 5; s 5(2)). It does not itself create procedural detail about invoicing, collection or enforcement; those mechanisms remain matters for the Act, the Plan and other applicable law, which the instrument cross-references in notes (see notes under s 7(5)). The instrument therefore operates as a schedule of monetary amounts and calculation rules tied to the Plan and ACMA’s published classification lists, and it takes effect immediately after registration unless a specific transitional exception in s 8 applies.

The Determination revolves around a small number of recurring statutory and regulatory concepts. Practitioners should read these concepts as the mechanical levers that determine who pays what, and when.

Allocation charge, charge and Act references: The instrument is made under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 (s 3). It uses the term charge with the meaning given in section 10 of that Act (s 5(1)). The Determination therefore operationalises the high-level charging power in the Act by specifying the dollar amounts and calculations that convert that power into payable sums on allocation.
Types of numbers and codes: The instrument differentiates across quite a few number types. Freephone, local rate, access codes, mobile numbers, special services numbers, international signalling point codes, mobile network codes and smartnumbers all feature (s 7). Some categories are treated through a simple flat amount; others are treated by a base amount divided by the number quantity; and unassigned unallocated smartnumbers are mapped to fixed dollar sums in Table 3 (s 7(1)-(4)).
Smartnumber classifications and the ACMA list: The Determination relies on an ACMA-published "list of smartnumber classifications" (s 5). The instrument defines platinum, diamond, gold, opal and silver smartnumbers by reference to that list (s 5). The instrument expressly notes that the list is as existing on the day this instrument commences (s 5 note). That creates a particular conceptual link between the ACMA’s publication practice and the charge outcomes in Table 3.
Quantity-based division for base amounts: For a range of number types the instrument sets a base amount and specifies that the per-number allocation charge is the base amount divided by the quantity of numbers included in the application (s 7(2)(a)-(b)). The Determination points readers to the Plan’s subsection 49(2) for the usual way allocations are grouped into standard units, and gives an arithmetic example (note under s 7(2)) demonstrating how a $57 base amount can yield very small per-number amounts when standard units are large.
Differentiation between assigned and unassigned unallocated smartnumbers: Table 2 includes "assigned unallocated smartnumber" as an item subject to the base amount approach (item 5, Table 2). Table 3 separately addresses "unassigned unallocated smartnumbers" and prescribes much larger fixed charges for many premium prefixes (s 7(2), s 7(4)). The Plan supplies the underlying meaning of these terms (s 5(2)).

The Determination affects several discrete groups directly and indirectly, and it allocates financial obligations and administrative points of contact among them.

Applicants for number allocations: The primary payers are the persons or entities that apply for the allocation of numbers from numbering resources. The instrument imposes allocation charges "on the allocation of the number" (s 7). That means entities seeking new allocations of freephone numbers, local rate numbers, access codes, mobile numbers, special services numbers, mobile network codes, international signalling point codes and smartnumbers will need to account for the charges set out in the tables. The instrument does not itself specify the invoicing process, but it imposes the monetary liability through the charging schedule.
Carriage service providers and potential competitors: Because carriage service providers are the usual applicants for number allocations (see s 5 references to carriage service provider definitions), the Determination will be relevant to carriers provisioning services that require allocated numbers. Where the Plan or the Act requires numbers to be allocated to carriage service providers for the purposes of providing a standard telephone service, the instrument notes the existing statutory exemption for geographic numbers (note under s 7(5) citing subsection 15(1) of the Act). For other number categories, carriage service providers face the listed charges when applying for allocations.
ACMA as regulator and decision maker: The ACMA is the maker of the Determination (cover page and s 3) and is the agency that publishes the "list of smartnumber classifications" on its website (s 5). ACMA therefore controls two levers: the classification list which determines smartnumber class for the purposes of Table 3, and the administrative processes for allocating numbers under the Plan. The instrument’s dependence on ACMA-published classifications concentrates decisional discretion about classification with ACMA.
Businesses and government agencies that value specific number types: The Table 3 charges indicate that premium smartnumbers carry substantial upfront allocation charges. Private enterprises or government entities that place a high value on memorable or brand-protecting numbers (for example those that want a platinum smartnumber) will bear the cost of those larger charges if they seek allocation of unassigned unallocated smartnumbers. The instrument therefore affects budgeting and the commercial decision to pursue particular number allocations.

The Determination creates duties in the form of payable charges and rights in the form of specified exemptions and transitional protections. The instrument itself is primarily a schedule of monetary amounts; it relies on the Act and the Plan for procedural detail and for the definition of affected rights.

Duty to pay allocation charges as prescribed: When a number falls within the categories listed in Table 1, Table 2 or Table 3, the amount payable on allocation is the dollar figure provided. For freephone and local rate numbers that are not smartnumbers, the allocation charge is $57 per number (s 7(1) and Table 1). For numbers listed in Table 2 the allocation charge on any one number covered by an application is the base amount in Table 2 divided by the quantity of numbers in the application (s 7(2)). For unassigned unallocated smartnumbers listed in Table 3, the allocation charge is the amount in column 4 for the relevant item (s 7(4)).
Right to a refund where an application is unsuccessful: Although the Determination does not itself create the refund mechanism, it records the existing statutory refund requirement from subsection 457(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 in a note under s 7(5). That note states that an allocation charge tendered must be refunded if the application for the number is not successful. Practitioners should therefore treat any payment of an allocation charge as subject to refund in the circumstances specified in the Telecommunications Act.
Duty to follow Plan definitions and ACMA classifications: The Determination explicitly imports definitions from the Plan (s 5(2)) and ties smartnumber categories to the ACMA list as it exists on commencement (s 5 and accompanying note). Applicants therefore have a duty to establish the classification of a smartnumber by reference to the Plan and the ACMA’s published list at the relevant time.
Right to rely on transitional protection for certain pending applications: Section 8 grants a right to applicants whose applications were made under the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015 to have their allocations governed by the 2015 Determination where the Plan requires dealing with the application under the prior Plan (s 8(c)-(d)). That protects applicants from being hit by changed charging rules where Plan transitional provisions demand consistency.
Duty to calculate charges correctly using Plan rules on standard units: For categories subject to a base amount, the per-number charge depends on the quantity of numbers in the application and the Plan’s rules on allocation in standard units. The Determination points to subsection 49(2) of the Plan in a note to s 7(2), and provides an example showing that large standard units can dilute a base amount into a very small per-number charge. The duty, therefore, includes understanding how the Plan bundles numbers into standard units and ensuring correct arithmetic in invoicing and payment.

The Determination is silent on new criminal or civil penalty regimes. It fixes monetary charges and cross-references statutory provisions that control refunds and exemptions, but it does not itself prescribe collection, enforcement pathways or sanctions. The practical enforcement framework is therefore a function of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 and related legislation, not of the Determination.

No penalty provisions in the Determination: The instrument contains only charging rules. It does not allocate enforcement powers, civil penalties or criminal sanctions in its text. There is no clause specifying interest on late payment, administrative fines or enforcement processes. Consequently, the manner in which charges are collected, and any sanctions for non-payment, are governed by the primary Act and by the regulatory processes of the ACMA.
Reliance on the Act and other statutes for enforcement and refunds: The Determination notes subsection 457(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 as governing refund obligations where an allocation charge is tendered but the application is unsuccessful (note under s 7(5)). It also cites subsection 15(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act for an exemption regarding geographic numbers (note under s 7(5)). For explicit rules about enforcement, recovery and disputes over invoices, one must therefore look to the Act and applicable provisions of the Telecommunications Act 1997 and the Plan, as the Determination itself does not create those mechanisms.
Administrative enforcement by ACMA: The ACMA made the Determination and in practice administers numbering allocations and the associated financial processes. The Determination’s reliance on the ACMA’s list of smartnumber classifications (s 5) and the Plan (s 5(2)) places administrative discretion and operational enforcement of charging outcomes in ACMA’s hands. Although the instrument does not spell out collection steps, ACMA will be the administrative contact point for allocation decisions and likely the body that issues invoices and processes refunds.
Potential practical enforcement mechanisms (as implied by statutory context): Given that charging is authorised by the Act and the Determination prescribes amounts, reasonable inferences about enforcement in practice include invoice and payment processes, refund mechanisms where applications fail (per Telecommunications Act note), and administrative review rights under the Act or associated instruments. None of those mechanisms are detailed in this Determination, so parties should consult the Act, the Plan and ACMA’s administrative guidance for the operative enforcement and dispute-resolution procedures.

This Determination is a legislative instrument that operates within a network of Acts and subordinate instruments. The text expressly ties its operation to the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997, the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025 (the Plan), the Telecommunications Act 1997, and the Acts Interpretation and Legislation Acts for interpretive purposes.

Authority in the Numbering Charges Act 1997: The Determination is made under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997 (s 3). That Act supplies the statutory power to impose charges through a legislative instrument. The Determination therefore implements the charging discretion conferred by the primary statute.
Definitions and the Plan: Section 5 of the Determination states that, unless the contrary intention appears, words and phrases defined in the Plan have the meanings given by the Plan (s 5(2)). The Determination specifically imports defined terms such as access code, smartnumber, assigned unallocated smartnumber, unassigned unallocated smartnumber, and others, and relies on the Plan’s allocation mechanics (for example subsection 49(2) and section 51 are referenced, as well as subsections 22(2), 29(3) and section 127). Consequently, the Determination works in tandem with the Plan: the Plan determines allocation units, classification categories and service specifications, and the Determination turns those Plan outcomes into monetary obligations.
Interaction with ACMA publications and timing: The instrument relies on an ACMA-published "list of smartnumber classifications" and in a note says that the list should be read "as existing on the day this instrument commences" (s 5 note). Section 6 also provides interpretive rules on references to other instruments, stating that references to other legislative instruments are references to those instruments as in force from time to time, unless a contrary intention appears (s 6). That creates a default rule for dynamic reference to other instruments, but the specific note on the ACMA list indicates a fixed reference date for the list used in definitions.
Savings and transitional operation with prior instruments: The Determination repeals the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015 (s 4) but includes a transitional clause (s 8) that preserves the applicability of the 2015 Determination to applications properly to be dealt with under the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015 in accordance with the Plan’s section 127. The instrument therefore coexists with the prior Determination for certain pending matters under the Plan’s transitional provisions.

The instrument itself contains the critical steps in its enactment and immediate amendment history. Its text documents a repeal and re-making event but does not record a multi-stage amendment record.

Repeal of the 2015 Determination: Section 4 expressly repeals the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015 (Registration No. F2015L01152). That is the primary immediate amendment action recorded in the text. The effect is to replace the 2015 charging schedule with the 2025 schedule subject to transitional relief for certain pending matters (s 4; s 8).
Commencement mechanics and dating: The Determination commences at the start of the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation (s 2). The front page records the making date as 21 March 2025, with signatures by ACMA members reproduced. Practitioners therefore must use the list of smartnumber classifications "as existing on the day this instrument commences" (s 5 note) , that is a fixed reference point tied to registration and commencement.
Incorporation-by-reference points to future changes: Section 6 makes an interpretive provision that a reference in the instrument to another legislative instrument is a reference to that other instrument "as in force from time to time" unless a contrary intention appears. That wording leaves open that if the Plan or other referenced instruments change after commencement, those changes will be read into interpretive references to other instruments, unless the Determination has specified a contrary intention. That gives the Determination a dynamic interaction with other instruments, even though the Determination itself is a static schedule of amounts until varied.
No further modifications recorded within the instrument: The Determination does not contain schedules of prior amendments, nor does it provide an amendment schedule beyond the expressed repeal. There is therefore no rolling amendment history recorded within the instrument itself.
Use of notes to record adjacent statutory provisions: The instrument’s notes point to discrete provisions in the Act and the Telecommunications Act 1997 (for example note under s 7(5) referencing subsection 15(1) of the Act and subsection 457(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1997). Those notes are not amendment records, but they do record how the Determination should be read in light of other standing law.

For anyone tracking the legal evolution of allocation charges, the key recorded changes are the replacement of the 2015 Determination by this 2025 Determination (s 4), the start date tied to registration (s 2) and the preservation of the 2015 regime for particular pending applications under the Plan (s 8). Future changes to the Plan or to ACMA’s classification list may alter the practical application of the Determination because the instrument references those materials (s 5(2), s 6), but any statutory or administrative amendments after commencement are not recorded in this instrument.

The Determination contains no references to litigation, and it names no judicial decisions. The instrument is a charging instrument and does not record case law or adjudicative history. Consequently, at the time of its making the Determination stands without judicial interpretation recorded in the text. From that silence the following practical points follow:

Absence of reported cases in the instrument: The Determination does not cite any court or tribunal decisions, and contains no record of prior litigation on the interpretation or validity of allocation charges. The legislative text therefore provides a fresh charging schedule whose interpretation will initially be administrative and, if contested, judicially determined in future litigation. The instrument itself provides no precedents.
Potential areas likely to attract dispute: Although the Determination contains clear arithmetic rules, some features may generate disputes in operation. Areas that could give rise to administrative or judicial review include: classification disputes about whether a particular smartnumber is correctly listed in the ACMA’s list (s 5); characterisation questions about whether a number falls within one of the Table 2 items and how the Plan’s standard unit rules apply (s 7(2) and Plan subsection 49(2) referenced in the note); and questions about whether a pending application is preserved by the transitional clause (s 8 and Plan s 127). Those are interpretive issues rooted in the Plan and ACMA practice which could prompt litigation if administrative review is unsuccessful.
Refund and procedural disputes under other statutes: The Determination points to subsection 457(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 for refund obligations where an allocation charge is tendered but the application fails (note under s 7(5)). Disputes about the timing, quantum or availability of refunds would engage the Telecommunications Act and possibly administrative law remedies rather than the Determination itself.
No guidance on enforcement outcomes: Because the Determination does not specify enforcement or penalty provisions, disputes about collection, late payment, or the consequences of non-payment will turn on the Act, the Plan, and the ACMA’s administrative procedures. That can complicate litigation strategy because the Determination must be read alongside those other instruments to identify the statutory cause of action or remedy.
Practical implication for litigators: Any legal challenge or application for review will need to frame questions of law with reference to the Plan and the Numbering Charges Act. The Determination’s tables will likely be treated as explicit factual baselines; legal disputes will more likely concern classification, the correct application of Plan unit rules, the validity of ACMA classifications, transitional application, or the availability of refunds.

This instrument contains several features that may surprise or trap practitioners who apply a surface reading. The following are concrete operational pitfalls and interpretive traps, each grounded in the Determination’s text.

The ACMA smartnumber list is fixed at commencement for definition purposes: Section 5 defines platinum, diamond, gold, opal and silver smartnumbers by reference to the ACMA’s list and includes a note that the list is "as existing on the day this instrument commences." That means the particular classification snapshot used for determining charge levels for unassigned unallocated smartnumbers is the ACMA list at commencement. Relying on a later classification could be erroneous where the instrument’s note applies. Practitioners must confirm the list as at commencement rather than relying on subsequent reclassifications unless a contrary intention is clearly indicated.
Two very different treatments of smartnumbers: The Determination treats "assigned unallocated smartnumber" in Table 2 under the base-amount/division model (Table 2, item 5) while treating "unassigned unallocated smartnumbers" under Table 3 with large fixed-dollar charges (s 7(2) and s 7(4)). The distinction between "assigned" and "unassigned" is a Plan matter (s 5(2)), and misreading or mislabelling the status of a smartnumber can lead to dramatically different allocation charges.
Substantial dollar differences across Table 3 classes: Table 3 charges for unassigned unallocated smartnumbers range from relatively modest sums (for example $250 for some standard smartnumbers) to five-figure charges for platinum and diamond classes (e.g. $20 000 and $16 000 entries, and various $8 000 figures). An applicant who misses the correct classification or is unaware that a requested number is listed in Table 3 could face unexpectedly large upfront costs.
Base amount division can produce tiny per-number charges: The $57 base amounts in Table 2 are divided by the quantity of numbers included in the application (s 7(2)). When standard units are large, the per-number amount can be negligible, as the instrument’s example shows ($57 ÷ 2 000 = $0.0285). Applicants who assume a flat $57 per number will be mistaken where the Plan requires allocation in large standard units.
Geographic numbers and other exemptions: The Determination’s table approach is not exhaustive. Section 7(5) expressly provides that numbers not mentioned in subsections (1) to (4) attract a zero charge. The instrument then notes subsection 15(1) of the Act exempts from charge geographic numbers allocated for standard telephone service. Misreading the tables without checking the Act and the Plan can therefore lead to incorrect assumptions about which numbers are chargeable.

Complying with this Determination requires a small set of sequential legal and administrative steps. The following checklist converts the instrument’s legal text into practical actions an applicant, adviser, or compliance officer should take before applying for or paying for an allocation.

Confirm applicable commencement date and the ACMA list snapshot
- Check the registration date on the Federal Register of Legislation and note that the Determination commences at the start of the day after registration (s 2).
- Retrieve the ACMA "list of smartnumber classifications" as it exists on the day the Determination commences (s 5 note). Use that snapshot to determine whether any particular number is platinum, diamond, gold, opal, silver or standard for the purposes of Table 3.
Identify which table and subsection apply to the number you intend to allocate
- For freephone and local rate numbers that are not smartnumbers, apply Table 1: $57 per number (s 7(1)).
- For access codes, mobile numbers, special services numbers, international signalling point codes, and various other categories listed in Table 2, apply the base-amount model and prepare to divide the base by the quantity of numbers in the application (s 7(2)).
- For unassigned unallocated smartnumbers, consult Table 3 and identify the row matching the prefix and the quantity of digits to find the charge in column 4 (s 7(4)).
- If a number is not mentioned in s 7(1)-(4), the allocation charge is zero (s 7(5)).
Determine the quantity of numbers in the application and Plan standard units
- For Table 2 items, the charge per number equals the listed base amount divided by the quantity of numbers included in the application (s 7(2)). Confirm what the Plan treats as the standard unit size for the relevant category (the Determination references subsection 49(2) of the Plan in the note).
- Use the Plan’s standard unit rules to calculate the denominator. The Determination includes an illustrative calculation demonstrating how to compute per-number values when applications request multiple standard units.
For special services numbers or access codes, confirm the applicable service type in the Plan
- Section 7(3) directs you to Schedule 5 (special services numbers) and Schedule 6 (access codes) of the Plan. Check column 3 of those schedules to verify whether a particular number is "specified for use with" the relevant type of service, because that determines which Table 2 item applies.

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Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2025

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

Dated: 21 March 2025

Adam Suckling

[signed]

Member

Michael Brealey

[signed

General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This is the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

4 Repeal of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015

The Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015 [Registration No. F2015L01152] is repealed.

5 Definitions

(1) In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

charge has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Act.

diamond smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a diamond smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

gold smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a gold smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

list of smartnumber classifications means the list of smartnumbers published on the ACMA’s website that lists whether a particular smartnumber is:

a platinum smartnumber;
a diamond smartnumber;
a gold smartnumber;
an opal smartnumber; or
a silver smartnumber;

Note: as existing on the day this instrument commences.

Note: The ACMA’s website is www.acma.gov.au

opal smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as an opal smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

Plan means the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025.

platinum smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a platinum smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

silver smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a silver smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

standard smartnumber means a smartnumber that is not:

a platinum smartnumber;
a diamond smartnumber;
a gold smartnumber;
an opal smartnumber; or
a silver smartnumber.

Note: In accordance with paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003, other expressions in this instrument have the same meaning as in the Act, including:

Note: ACMA (see section 5)

Note: allocation (see section 5)

Note: carriage service provider (see section 5)

Note: number (see section 5)

Note: standard telephone service (see section 5).

(2) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, words and phrases defined in the Plan have the meaning given by the Plan, including:

access code;
assigned unallocated smartnumber;
freephone number;
geographic number;
international signalling point code;
internet of things service number;
local rate number;
mobile network code;
mobile number;
smartnumber;
special services number;
unassigned unallocated smartnumber.

6 References to other instruments

In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and

(b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force or existing at the commencement of this instrument.

Note: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

7 Determination of charges

(1) For a number that is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the number is the amount in column 2 of the item.

Table 1—Charges imposed on freephone and local rate numbers (other than smartnumbers)

	Column 1Number	Column 2Charge
1	Freephone number, other than a freephone number that is a smartnumber	$57
2	Local rate number, other than a local rate number that is a smartnumber	$57

(2) For a number that is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the number is:

(a) the amount in column 2 of the item (base amount); divided by
(b) the quantity of numbers included in the application for allocation of the number.

Table 2—Charges imposed on access codes, mobile numbers and special services numbers, international signalling point codes and mobile network codes

	Column 1Number	Column 2Base amount
1	Access code specified for use with a virtual private network service	$57
2	Access code specified for use with an incoming only international service	$57
3	Access code specified for use with an international service	$57
4	Access code specified for use with an interconnect and routing service	$57
5	Assigned unallocated smartnumber	$57
6	International signalling point code	$57
7	Mobile network code	$57
8	Mobile number	$57
9	Special services number specified for use with a community service	$57
10	Special services number specified for use with a data network access service	$57
11	Special services number specified for use with an internet of things service	$57
12	Special services number specified for use with a public safety service	$57
13	Special services number specified for use with a satellite telephone service	$57
14	Special services number specified for use with a testing service	$57
15	Special services number specified for use with an internal network service	$57
16	Special services number specified for use with an operator service	$57

Note: In accordance with subsection 49(2) of the Plan, numbers are generally allocated in multiples of standard units. The amount of allocation charge imposed on a single number will be the quotient of the base rate divided by the quantity of numbers in the application.

Note: Example: There are 1 000 numbers in a standard unit of special services numbers specified for use with an internal network service. An application for two standard units of special services numbers specified for use with an internal network service is an application for 2 000 numbers. The allocation charge imposed on any one number covered by an application for two standard units will be:

Note: $57 ÷ 2 000 = $0.0285

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2):

(a) a special services number is specified for use with a type of service if the type of service is mentioned for the number in column 3 of a table in Schedule 5 to the Plan;
(b) an access code is specified for use with a type of service if the type of service is mentioned for the number in column 3 of a table in Schedule 6 to the Plan.

Note: See subsections 22(2) and 29(3) of the Plan.

(4) For an unassigned unallocated smartnumber that:

(a) is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table; and
(b) begins with the digits set out in column 2 of the item; and
(c) has the quantity of digits set out in column 3 of the item;

the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the unassigned unallocated smartnumber is the amount in column 4 of the item.

Table 3—Charges imposed on unassigned unallocated smartnumbers

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:8.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Column 1</span></p><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">Number</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Column 2</span></p><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">First digits</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Column 3</span></p><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">Quantity of digits</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">Column 4</span></p><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight:bold">Charge</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">1</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Platinum smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$20 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Platinum smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1800</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$20 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">3</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Platinum smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$16 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">4</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Diamond smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$8 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">5</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Diamond smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1800</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$8 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">6</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Diamond smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$8 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">7</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Gold smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$4 500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">8</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Gold smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1800</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$4 500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">9</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Gold smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$6 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">10</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Opal smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$1 500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">11</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Opal smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1800</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$1 500</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">12</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Opal smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$2 400</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">13</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Silver smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$750</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">14</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Silver smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1800</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$750</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">15</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Silver smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$1 200</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">16</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Standard smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$250</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">17</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Standard smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1800</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$250</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">18</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Standard smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$400</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic"></span></p></td><td style="width:21.02%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:39.8pt"></td><td style="width:94.85pt"></td><td style="width:18.25pt"></td><td style="width:45.6pt"></td><td style="width:16.95pt"></td><td style="width:97.85pt"></td><td style="width:138pt"></td></tr></tbody></table>

Note 1: Unassigned unallocated smartnumbers are allocated under section 51 of the Numbering Plan.

Note 2: The quantity of digits set out in column 3 of an item includes the first digits set out in column 2 of that item.

(5) For any number that is not mentioned in subsections (1) to (4), the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the number is zero.

Note 1: Subsection 15(1) of the Act exempts from charge geographic numbers allocated to carriage service providers for the purposes of providing a standard telephone service to a customer.

Note 2: Subsection 457(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 requires an allocation charge for a number to be refunded if the charge is tendered but the application for the number is not successful.

8 Transitional

If:

(a) an application was made under the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015 for allocation of a number; and
(b) section 127 of the Plan requires the application to be dealt with in accordance with the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015 as if that instrument had not been repealed;
then:
(c) this instrument does not apply to any allocation of a number as a result of that application; and
(d) the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015 applies to an allocation of a number as a result of that application, as if that instrument had not been repealed.

1 Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2025

Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2025

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes this instrument under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

Dated: 21 March 2025

Adam Suckling

[signed]

Member

Michael Brealey

[signed

General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of Determination

This is the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2025.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 13(1) of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

4 Repeal of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015

The Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015 [Registration No. F2015L01152] is repealed.

5 Definitions

(1) In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

charge has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Act.

diamond smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a diamond smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

gold smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a gold smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

list of smartnumber classifications means the list of smartnumbers published on the ACMA’s website that lists whether a particular smartnumber is:

a platinum smartnumber;
a diamond smartnumber;
a gold smartnumber;
an opal smartnumber; or
a silver smartnumber;

Note: as existing on the day this instrument commences.

Note: The ACMA’s website is www.acma.gov.au

opal smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as an opal smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

Plan means the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025.

platinum smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a platinum smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

silver smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a silver smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

standard smartnumber means a smartnumber that is not:

a platinum smartnumber;
a diamond smartnumber;
a gold smartnumber;
an opal smartnumber; or
a silver smartnumber.

Note: In accordance with paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislation Act 2003, other expressions in this instrument have the same meaning as in the Act, including:

Note: ACMA (see section 5)

Note: allocation (see section 5)

Note: carriage service provider (see section 5)

Note: number (see section 5)

Note: standard telephone service (see section 5).

(2) In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears, words and phrases defined in the Plan have the meaning given by the Plan, including:

access code;
assigned unallocated smartnumber;
freephone number;
geographic number;
international signalling point code;
internet of things service number;
local rate number;
mobile network code;
mobile number;
smartnumber;
special services number;
unassigned unallocated smartnumber.

6 References to other instruments

In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and

(b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force or existing at the commencement of this instrument.

7 Determination of charges

(1) For a number that is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the number is the amount in column 2 of the item.

Table 1—Charges imposed on freephone and local rate numbers (other than smartnumbers)

	Column 1Number	Column 2Charge
1	Freephone number, other than a freephone number that is a smartnumber	$57
2	Local rate number, other than a local rate number that is a smartnumber	$57

(2) For a number that is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the number is:

(a) the amount in column 2 of the item (base amount); divided by
(b) the quantity of numbers included in the application for allocation of the number.

Table 2—Charges imposed on access codes, mobile numbers and special services numbers, international signalling point codes and mobile network codes

	Column 1Number	Column 2Base amount
1	Access code specified for use with a virtual private network service	$57
2	Access code specified for use with an incoming only international service	$57
3	Access code specified for use with an international service	$57
4	Access code specified for use with an interconnect and routing service	$57
5	Assigned unallocated smartnumber	$57
6	International signalling point code	$57
7	Mobile network code	$57
8	Mobile number	$57
9	Special services number specified for use with a community service	$57
10	Special services number specified for use with a data network access service	$57
11	Special services number specified for use with an internet of things service	$57
12	Special services number specified for use with a public safety service	$57
13	Special services number specified for use with a satellite telephone service	$57
14	Special services number specified for use with a testing service	$57
15	Special services number specified for use with an internal network service	$57
16	Special services number specified for use with an operator service	$57

Note: In accordance with subsection 49(2) of the Plan, numbers are generally allocated in multiples of standard units. The amount of allocation charge imposed on a single number will be the quotient of the base rate divided by the quantity of numbers in the application.

Note: Example: There are 1 000 numbers in a standard unit of special services numbers specified for use with an internal network service. An application for two standard units of special services numbers specified for use with an internal network service is an application for 2 000 numbers. The allocation charge imposed on any one number covered by an application for two standard units will be:

Note: $57 ÷ 2 000 = $0.0285

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2):

(a) a special services number is specified for use with a type of service if the type of service is mentioned for the number in column 3 of a table in Schedule 5 to the Plan;
(b) an access code is specified for use with a type of service if the type of service is mentioned for the number in column 3 of a table in Schedule 6 to the Plan.

Note: See subsections 22(2) and 29(3) of the Plan.

(4) For an unassigned unallocated smartnumber that:

(a) is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table; and
(b) begins with the digits set out in column 2 of the item; and
(c) has the quantity of digits set out in column 3 of the item;

the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the unassigned unallocated smartnumber is the amount in column 4 of the item.

Table 3—Charges imposed on unassigned unallocated smartnumbers

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vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1300</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$20 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">2</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Platinum smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; 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padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">13</span></p></td><td style="width:21.68%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="width:30.58%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">$16 000</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.82%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt; margin-left:18pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic">4</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Header" style="margin-top:6.1pt"><span class="CharPartNo" style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Diamond smartnumber</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; 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