Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025
70Application to surrender smartnumber
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70 Application to surrender smartnumber
(1) A carriage service provider that holds a smartnumber may apply to the ACMA to surrender the smartnumber if there is no carriage service being provided using the smartnumber.
(2) If the EROU‑holder for the smartnumber makes a request to the carriage service provider to surrender the smartnumber, and there is no carriage service being provided, the carriage service provider must make an application to the ACMA no later than 5 business days after receiving the request.
Note: The EROU‑holder retains the rights to trade the enhanced rights of use for the smartnumber and to ask a carriage service provider to apply for allocation of the smartnumber: see section 66.
(3) The application must be in a form approved by the ACMA.
(4) Strict compliance with the approved form is required.
(5) The application must be accompanied by the charge (if any) for the application fixed by a determination under section 60 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.