ACN has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
active service, for a smartnumber, means that a carriage service is being provided using the number.
advisory committee means an advisory committee established by the ACMA under section 58 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.
annual charge has the same meaning as in section 468 of the Act.
approved operation plan means an operation plan approved by the ACMA under section 24, 25 or 26 (including an amended operation plan or replacement operation plan).
ARBN has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.
area code: see section 10.
assigned unallocated smartnumber means a smartnumber for which there is an EROU‑holder, but which is not held by a carriage service provider.
call costs and enquiries (national and international) service means an operator service provided to an end‑user for giving information on making national and international calls.
calling number display override service means a carriage service with which a caller can block or unblock the display of the originating telephone number on the telephone used by the recipient of the call.
carriage service provider identification code means an access code identified in Schedule 6 as being for use with an interconnect and routing service.
charging district means an area listed as a charging district on the ACMA’s website at www.acma.gov.au.
Note: A charging district is a geographic district in Australia that includes standard zone units.
community service means a carriage service providing access to information or assistance of significant community value.
country code means a set of digits assigned by the International Telecommunication Union that:
(a) indicates the country, group of countries or geographic area to which an international call is made; or
(b) is used to identify a global service or international network.
customer means a person to whom a carriage service provider issues a number.
data network access service means a carriage service with which an end-user can gain access to a data network.
designated authority has the same meaning as in section 465 of the Act.
designated standard zone unit means a standard zone unit that is specified on the ACMA’s website as being at risk from a large allocation of numbers.
eligible local call has the same meaning as in section 106 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
emergency service organisation means an organisation providing a service mentioned in subsection 466(1) of the Act.
enhanced rights of use means the rights set out in section 66.
equivalent service: see section 102.
EROU applicant: see subsection 63(1).
EROU‑holder means the holder of the enhanced rights of use for a smartnumber.
escape code, for a private numbering scheme, means a single‑digit prefix used to indicate that the digits dialled following the escape code are for calls to end-users that are not part of the select group.
freephone number: see section 14.
freephone service means a carriage service where:
a customer issued with a number is charged for calls to the number for the service; and
(b) the number is provided to a customer to receive incoming calls but cannot be used to make outgoing calls; and
(c) the call charge for calls made to the number for the service from a standard telephone service (other than a public mobile telecommunications service) is nil.
geographic number: see section 10.
holds: a carriage service provider holds a number if:
(a) the number has been allocated to the carriage service provider or transferred to the carriage service provider; and
(b) the number has not subsequently been transferred to another carriage service provider, surrendered or withdrawn.
incoming international assistance operator service means an operator service that:
(a) provides assistance with the establishment of calls; and
(b) provides information about the meaning of special tones and spoken announcements; and
(c) is accessible by operators in countries other than Australia; and
(d) is not accessible for calls originating in Australia.
incoming international delay operator service means an operator service that:
(a) provides assistance with the establishment of calls for which there is an inherent set‑up delay; and
(b) provides information about the meaning of special tones and spoken announcements; and
(c) is accessible by operators in countries other than Australia; and
(d) is not accessible for calls originating in Australia.
incoming international directory enquiries service means an operator service that:
(a) provides assistance with finding the telephone number of an end-user of an Australian standard telephone service; and
(b) is accessible by operators in countries other than Australia; and
(c) is not accessible for calls originating in Australia.
incoming only international service means a carriage service:
(a) by which incoming calls from outside Australia are routed to an Australian carriage service provider; and
(b) for which access is not available for calls originating in Australia.
interconnect and routing service means a carriage service:
(a) that enables a customer to select an alternative carriage service provider on a call-by-call basis; or
(b) by which a particular carriage service provider operating a telecommunications network is identified, in the carriage of a call to a point of interconnection between telecommunication networks, as the next recipient network for carriage of the call.
internal network service means a carriage service that:
(a) is only accessible by the carriage service provider; and
(b) uses numbers that are translated to a different number as a way of applying certain features or facilities to the call.
internal review decision: see section 121.
international direct dial service means an international service with which the end‑user makes calls directly, without the assistance of an operator.
international directory assistance service means an operator service provided to an end-user to help find the number of a customer at a location outside Australia.
international faults and difficulties service means an operator service provided to a customer for dealing with faults and service difficulties relating to calls to destinations outside Australia.
international number means a number beginning with a country code, followed by:
(a) a telephone number used in the area to which the country code relates (including any code used to indicate a smaller area within that area); or
(b) a telephone number identifying a subscriber to a global service.
international ring back price service means an international service for which an end-user who has made and completed a call receives a call advising the end-user of the cost of the completed call.
international service means a carriage service with which an end-user is able to make calls to destinations outside Australia.
international signalling point code: see section 36.
internet of things data-only service means a carriage service that:
is only accessible on the carriage service provider’s network;
is used for consumer and enterprise connected internet of things devices and applications; and
only requires access to data (internet protocol and non-internet protocol) services.
internet of things number means a special services number specified in Schedule 5 for use with an internet of things service or internet of things data-only service.
internet of things service means a carriage service that:
is used for consumer and enterprise connected internet of things devices and applications; and
requires the use of voice telephony and/or messaging services in addition to data (internet protocol and non-internet protocol services).
Note: An internet of things service or an internet of things data-only service is expected to be used for devices and objects with sensors, processing ability, software or other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the internet or other communication networks.
ITU means the International Telecommunications Union
(b) that, for a call, involves the translation of the number dialled in making the call to a number that identifies a point of termination for the call; and
(c) that is not a local service; and
(d) that is provided for receiving incoming calls but cannot be used to make outgoing calls; and
(e) for which:
the call charge for calls made using a standard telephone service (other than a public mobile telecommunications service) is equal to, or less than, the call charge for local calls; and
responsibility for the residual charge for calls (if any) lies with the person to whom the dialled number is issued.
local service means a carriage service that:
is capable of voice telephony; and
is provided for one or both of the following:
receiving incoming calls at a location;
making outgoing calls at a location;
where that location is:
a fixed location at the premises occupied or used by a customer; or
a flexible location.
low charge amount means the highest call charge for an eligible local call made using a standard telephone service, other than a public mobile telecommunications service, supplied by a primary universal service provider.
mobile carriage service provider means a carriage service provider that supplies or arranges for the supply of a public mobile telecommunications service.
mobile network code: see section 39.
mobile number: see section 18.
mobile service means a public mobile telecommunications service supplied by a network using digital modulation techniques.
national and international operator call connection service means an operator service provided to assist a customer in making national and international calls.
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.
operator service means a carriage service provided by an operator or by means of:
(a) an automated voice response system; or
(b) another technology-based system.
optional service: see subsection 23(1).
originating access carriage service provider means a carriage service provider that provides access for connection by a customer to outgoing carriage services.
portable number means an allocated number that is used in connection with the supply of a portable service.
portable service means:
(a) a local service; or
(b) a freephone service; or
(c) a local rate service; or
(d) a public mobile telecommunications service other than a satellite telephone service.
ported, in relation to a number issued to a customer for a portable service, means that the carriage service provider or the carrier network involved in providing the service, or both, is changed while the customer continues to receive a portable service using the number.
primary universal service provider has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
private numbering scheme means a feature, offered as part of a carriage service, by which:
(a) a customer of a carriage service provider may establish a series of numbers intended for use by a select group of telephone users; and
(b) a telephone user in the group may make calls to other users in the group by dialling the established numbers.
Note: Arrangements supporting private numbering plans, including the ability to make calls to numbers established under a plan, may also exist without being part of the supply of a carriage service (e.g. a private network established by a PABX). Those arrangements are not covered by the definition of private numbering scheme.
public safety number means a special services number specified in Schedule 5 for use with a public safety service.
public safety service means a carriage service that is used by a recognised person who operates an emergency call service, as defined in section 19 of the Act, to assist them in the delivery of that service.
registered carriage service provider means a carriage service provider registered under section 114.
registered industry code means an industry code included in the Register that ACMA is required to maintain under section 136 of the Act.
register of smartnumbers: see section 68.
reviewable decision: see section 119.
routing responsibility: see subsection 104(2).
satellite telephone service means a carriage service with which end-users make and receive calls via a satellite‑based facility.
scam communication means any communication to a number that has been generated for the purpose of dishonestly obtaining a benefit, or causing a loss, by deception or other means, including but not limited to a communication made through:
(a) a voice telephony service; or
(b) a short message service.
signalling point means a node in a network that performs either or both of the following functions:
(a) originating and receiving signalling messages;
(b) transferring signalling messages from one signalling link to another signalling link.
signalling point operator means a registered carriage service provider that:
(a) wishes to operate a signalling point that has at least 1 message transfer part in the international signalling network; or
(b) already operates a signalling point of that kind.
smartnumber means:
(a) a freephone number that is specified, as mentioned in subsection 47(2), to be a freephone number that is a smartnumber; or
(b) a local rate number that is specified, as mentioned in subsection 47(2), to be a local rate number that is a smartnumber.
special services number: see section 21.
specified for use:
(a) in relation to a geographic number—see subsection 11(4); and
(b) in relation to a special services number—see subsection 22(2); and
(c) in relation to an access code—see subsection 29(3).
standard unit, in relation to a type of number, means a contiguous block of numbers in sequence, containing the quantity of numbers listed in Schedule 7 for that type of number.
standard zone unit means an area listed as a standard zone unit on the ACMA’s website.
Note 1: A standard zone unit is used by carriage service providers to determine whether a call from a standard telephone service is a local call charged on an untimed basis or a long distance call charged on a timed basis based (at least in part) on the distance between calling and called parties. For this purpose it is identified by reference to a charging point with a specified latitude and longitude that lies within the area of the standard zone unit.
testing service means a carriage service with which an end‑user tests features of a telephone or a carriage service provider’s network.
Example: A demonstration of the different tones used by a carriage service provider’s network (such as a ring tone or busy tone).
trade, for enhanced rights of use for a smartnumber, means trade (within the ordinary meaning of that expression), license, sell or otherwise deal with the enhanced rights of use attached to the smartnumber.
unassigned unallocated smartnumber means a smartnumber for which there is not an EROU‑holder and which is not held by any carriage service provider.
virtual private network service means a carriage service with which an end‑user can gain access to a virtual private network.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: