ITU Operational Bulletin

No. 712 – 15.III.2000 (Information received by 8 March 2000)

Published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Tf: National (022) 730 5111

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Dates of publication of the next Operational Bulletins Including information received by: No. 713 1.IV.2000 27.III.2000 No. 714 15.IV.2000 10.IV.2000 No. 715 1.V.2000 25.IV.2000

Subjects preceded by the letters (BR) in the table of Contents are dealt with by the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), contact: TF +41 22 730 5217 FAX +41 22 730 5785 Subjects preceded by the letters (TSB) in the table of Contents are dealt with by the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), contact: TF +41 22 730 5212 FAX +41 22 730 5853 Contents General information (TSB) Lists annexed to Operational Bulletin: Note from the TSB (TSB) Approval and deletion of ITU-T Recommendations (TSB) Assignment of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC) (ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99)): China, Philippines, Portugal (TSB) Legal time changes: Lebanon (TSB) Telephone Service: Colombia (Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones – TELECOM, Santafé de Bogotá, D.C.), Korea (Rep. of) (Korea Telecom), Liechtenstein (EEA Coordination, Office for Communications, Vaduz), Maldives (DHIRAAGU – Dhivehi Raajjey Ge Gulhun Private Limited, Male’), New Caledonia (Direction Générale de l’Industrie, des Technologies de l’Information et des Postes, Paris), Saint Helena (Cable and Wireless plc, Jamestown), Slovenia (Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ljubljana), Tajikistan (Ministry of Communications, Dushanbe) (TSB) Data Transmission Service (ITU-T Recommendation X.121) – International numbering plan for public data networks: Costa Rica (Radiográfica Costarricense S.A., San José), Greece (TSB) Changes in Administrations/ROAs and other entities or Organizations: Germany (Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Bonn / Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts – RegTP, Bonn: Issue of licences and granting of recognized operating agency status), Oman (Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs & Telephones / Ministry of Communications: Change of name), Poland (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications: Issue of licences and granting of recognized operating agency status), Romania (Agence Nationale pour les Communications et l'informatique: New structure) (TSB) Other communications: Lesotho (Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation, Maseru: Information on the private telecommunication sector), Latvia (Public holidays 2000) (TSB) Service Restrictions: Note from the TSB (TSB) Call-Back and other practices not in accordance with the relevant regulations: Note from the TSB Amendments to service documents (TSB) List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC) (TSB) List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC) (TSB) List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) (TSB) Dialling Procedures

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Lists annexed to Operational Bulletin

Note from the TSB The following Lists* have been published by TSB or BR as Annexes to the ITU Operational Bulletin (OB): OB No. 659 List of Data Country or Geographical Area Codes (Complement to ITU-T Recommendation X.121) (Position on 31 December 1997) 663 List of Names of Administration Management Domains (ADMD) (In accordance with ITU-T F.400 and X.400 Series Recommendations) (Position on 28 February 1998) 665 Various tones used in national networks (Supplement 2 to ITU-T Recommendation E.180) (Position on 1 April 1998) 669 Five-letter Code Groups for the use of the International Public Telegram Service (According to ITU-T Recommendation F.1 (03/98)) 674 Status of Radiocommunications between Amateur Stations of different countries (In accordance with optional provision No. 2731 of the Radio Regulations) (Position on 15 August 1998) 677 List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the international telecommunication charge card (In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.118) (Position on 1 October 1998) 679 Dialling Procedures (International prefix, national (trunk) prefix and national (significant) number) (In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.164) (Position on 1 November 1998) 684 List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) (According to ITU-T Recommendation X.121) (Position on 15 January 1999) 685 List of Mobile Country or Geographical Area Codes (Complement to ITU- T Recommendation E.212 (11/98)) (Position on 1 February 1999) 687 List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned Country Codes (Complement to ITU-T Recommendation E.164 (05/1997)) (Position on 1 March 1999) 688 List of ITU Carrier Codes (According to ITU-T Recommendation M.1400) (Position on 15 March 1999) 691 Service Restrictions (Recapitulatory list of service restrictions in force relating to telecommunications operation) (Position on 1 May 1999) 692 List of Telegram Destination Indicators (In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation F.32) (Position on 15 May 1999) 693 List of Telex Destination Codes (TDC) and Telex Network Identification Codes (TNIC) (Complement to ITU-T Recommendations F.69 and F.68) (Position on 31 May 1999) 707 List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC) (According to ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99)) (Position on 1 January 2000) 711 List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC) Complement to ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99)) (Position on 1 March 2000)

______* For information, all lists will be updated by numbered series of amendments published in the ITU Operational Bulletin, and will be reissued as necessary. Furthermore, the lists can be consulted on line (http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/ob-lists) in the ITU document database, under the heading “Operational Bulletin and Lists annexed”.

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Approval and deletion of ITU-T Recommendations

A. By TSB Circular 257 of 3 March 2000, it was announced that the following new or revised ITU-T Recommendations were approved as well as informative texts, in accordance with the procedures outlined in Resolution 1, Section 8, of the WTSC (Geneva, 1996): – ITU-T Recommendation K.12 – Characteristics of gas discharge tubes for the protection of telecommunications installations – ITU-T Recommendation K.20 – Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunications centre to overvoltages and overcurrents – ITU-T Recommendation K.25 – Protection of optical fibre cables – ITU-T Recommendation K.34 – Classification of electromagnetic environmental conditions for telecommunication equipment – Basic EMC Recommendation – ITU-T Recommendation K.44 – Resistibility of telecommunication equipment to overvoltages and overcurrents – ITU-T Recommendation K.45 – Resistibility of access network equipment to overvoltages and overcurrents – ITU-T Recommendation K.48 – Product family EMC requirements for each telecommunication network equipment – Product family Recommendation – ITU-T Recommendation K.49 – Test condition and performance criteria for voice terminal subject to disturbance from digital mobile phone – ITU-T Recommendation K.50 – Safe limits of operating voltages and currents for telecommunication systems powered over the network – ITU-T Recommendation K.51 – Safety criteria for telecommunication equipment – ITU-T Recommendation K.52 – Guidance on complying with limits for human exposure to electromagnetic fields – ITU-T Recommendation K.53 – Values of induced voltages on telecommunication installations to establish telecom and a.c. power and railway operators responsibilities

Informative texts: – Corrigendum to Appendix IV of ITU-T Recommendation K.43 – Handbook on interference measuring techniques – Guide to the use of ITU-T publications aimed at achieving electromagnetic compatibility and safety The conditions governing the approval of ITU-T Recommendations were met and 16 Member States participating in the last meeting of Study Group 5 approved the text of these Recommendations during the Plenary session held on 25 February 2000.

B. By TSB Circular 244 of 24 January 2000, it was announced that the following ITU-T Recommendations were deleted, in accordance with the procedures outlined in Resolution 1, Section 8, of the WTSC (Geneva, 1996): – ITU-T Recommendation P.36 – Efficiency of devices for preventing the occurrence of excessive acoustic pressure by telephone receivers – ITU-T Recommendation G.171 – Transmission plan aspects of privately operated networks The conditions governing the deletion of ITU-T Recommendations were met and 11 Member States participating in the last meeting of Study Group 12 proposed to delete the text of these Recommendations. Ten Administrations of Member States responded to the consultation on 21 January 2000, and no objection to the deletion was received.

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Assignment of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC) (ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99))

Note from the TSB

At the request of the Administrations of China, Philippines and Portugal, the Director of the TSB has assigned the following signalling area/network codes (SANC) for use in the international part of the signalling systems No. 7 network of these countries/geographical areas, in accordance with ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99):

Country/geographical area or signalling network SANC

China (People’s Republic of) 4-124 Philippines (Republic of the) 5-036 Portugal 2-139

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SANC: Signalling Area/Network Code.

Code de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS).

Código de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).

Legal time changes

Lebanon

Communication of 14.III.2000:

O.G.E.R.O., Beyrouth, announces that legal time in Lebanon will be advanced by 60 minutes on 25 March 2000 at 2200 hours UTC and retarded by 60 minutes on 28 October 2000 at 2200 hours UTC.

Telephone Service

Colombia

Communication of 23.II.2000:

The Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (TELECOM), Santafé de Bogotá, D.C., announces the following modification in the telephone numbering plan of Colombia (country code +57):

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Locality DEP Old area Area Code Old numbers New numbers Date code Bifuima CUN 1 84630XX - 84633XX 84620XX - 84623XX 1.III.2000 Chimá SDR 77297 77197 2XX, 3XX 2XX, 3XX 1.III.2000 Dos Quebradas RIS 6 36887XX, 36888XX 33982XX, 33984XX 1.III.2000 Gachalá CUN 1 85375XX - 85379XX 85385XX - 85389XX 1.III.2000 Galapa ATL 5 8786XXX 3086XXX 1.III.2000 Guarinocito CDS 6 85530XX - 85533XX 85430XX - 85433XX 15.II.200 0 Junín CUN 1 85360XX - 85364XX 85330XX - 85334XX 1.III.2000 La Don Juana N.S 7 58615XX - 58617XX 58515XX - 58517XX 1.III.2000 Las Lajas NAR 2 72634XX 77544XX 1.III.2000 Marulanda CDS 6 85985XX - 85989XX 84985XX - 84989XX 15.II.200 0 Montebonito CDS 6 85655XX - 85657XX 85455XX - 85457XX 15.II.200 0 Pereira Rural CDS 6 3525XXX 3515XXX 1.III.2000 35267XX - 35269XX 35167XX - 35169XX Puerto ATL 5 8795XXX, 8796XXX 3095XXX, 3096XXX 1.III.2000 Colombia Puerto Salgar CDS 6 8399XXX, 8579XXX 8399XXX, 8398XXX 15.II.200 0 Quipile CUN 1 84790XX, 84791XX 84990XX, 84991XX 1.III.2000 San Diego CDS 6 85547XX - 85548XX 85447XX - 85448XX 15.II.200 (Salamina) 0 San José CDS 6 86075XX - 86079XX 86085XX - 86089XX 15.II.200 0 San Lorenzo CDS 6 86050XX - 86054XX 86040XX - 86044XX 15.II.200 (Riosucio) 0 Anolaima CUN 1 84555XX - 84559XX immediat e

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Korea (Rep. of) Communication of 7.II.2000*: This information cancels and replaces that published in Operational Bulletin No. 711 of 1.III.2000, pages 5-6. Korea Telecom, Songnam City, announces that on 23 April 2000 at 0000 hours (local time), the following telephone numbers will be changed in Korea (Rep. of) (country code +82) as follows:

Area code Old numbers New numbers Date of entry in service 32 690 XXXX 310 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 691 XXXX 311 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 692 XXXX 312 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 693 XXXX 313 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 694 XXXX 314 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 695 XXXX 315 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 696 XXXX 316 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 697 XXXX 317 XXXX 23.IV.2000 32 698 XXXX 318 XXXX 23.IV.2000

Example: the present international number +82 32 690 XXXX will become +82 32 310 XXXX. In addition, the area code 32 will become area code 31 on 2 July 2000 for the above numbers. The format of the international number will be:

Before 2.VII.2000 After 2.VII.2000 +82 32 XXX XXXX +82 31 XXX XXXX

Contact: Young-joo PARK Director Global Business Center Korea Telecom Korea (Rep. of) Tf: +82 342 727 2733 Fax: +82 2 750 3830 E-mail: [email protected] ______* See also ITU Operational Bulletin No. 701 of 1.X.1999, pages 7-10.

Liechtenstein Communication of 21.II.2000*: EEA Coordination, Office for Communications, Vaduz, announces, further to the introduction of country code +423 for telephony in the Principality of Liechtenstein on 5 April 1999, that the telephone numbers of the mobile telephone service in Liechtenstein will change on 1 April 2000 as indicated below:

Service Old international New international Date dialling format dialling format GSM mobile telephone +41 79 XXX XX XX +423 77X XX XX 1.IV.2000

Contact: Frank Büchel Deputy Director EEA Coordination Unit, Office for Communications Heiligkreuz 14 FL-9490 VADUZ, Liechtenstein Tf: +423 236 6049 Fax: +423 236 6038 E-mail: [email protected] ______* See also ITU Operational Bulletin No. 691 of 1.V.1999, pages 7-9.

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Maldives Communication of 16.II.2000: DHIRAAGU (Dhivehi Raajjey Ge Gulhun Private Limited), Male’, announces the introduction of GSM service in the Republic of the Maldives (country code +960). The number range used for the GSM service is: 77 XXXX. No collect calls to the GSM number range will be accepted. Contact: DHIRAAGU Dhivehi Raajjey Ge Gulhun Private Limited P.O. Box 2082 MALE’ Maldives Tel: +960 32 2802 Fax: +960 32 2800 E-mail: [email protected]

New Caledonia Communication of 29.II.2000*: The Direction Générale de l’Industrie, des Technologies de l’Information et des Postes, Paris, announces that the Office des Postes et Télécommunications du territoire d’Outre-mer de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (country code +687) will soon open the new series of numbers 82 XXXX for the GSM mobile service. The Office des Postes et Télécommunications du territoire d’Outre-mer de la Nouvelle- Calédonie does not authorize international collect calls to the following numbers:

GSM mobile services +687 77 XXXX +687 78 XXXX +687 79 XXXX +687 81 XXXX +687 82 XXXX Public payphone services +687 88 XXXX ______* See also Operational Bulletin No. 710 of 15.II.2000, page 19.

Saint Helena Communication of 29.II.2000: Cable and Wireless plc, Jamestown, announces that, the actual telephone numbering plan in Saint Helena (country code +290) is now the following:

Services Format of new numbers Service numbers 1XX – 19X Telephone services: – Jamestown 20XX – 29XX – elsewhere 30XX – 39XX, 40XX – 49XX Special services 50XX – 99XX

Contact: Cable & Wireless PO Box 2 JAMESTOWN Saint Helena STHL 1ZZ Att: Gilbert Legg Tf: +290 2205 Fax: +290 2206 E-mail: [email protected]

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Slovenia Communication of 17.II.2000: The Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ljubljana, announces that a new telephone numbering plan will be introduced in Slovenia (country code +386), starting 30 March 2000. During the period of parallel running of the old structure and the new telephone numbering plan (i.e. from 30 March 2000 to 30 November 2000), both dialling procedures will be in force. The structure of the international telephone numbers is:

Country code: +386 National (significant) number: ABCDEFGH Maximum length of the national (significant) number: eight digits National prefix: 0 International prefix: 00

Geographical services The national subscriber number in geographical public telecommunication networks will be:

National destination code Subscriber number A BCDEFGH

where the national destination codes in geographical public telecommunication networks are: A = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Non-geographical services The national (significant) number in telecommunication networks for special purposes and non-geographical services corporate telecommunication networks (i.e. mobile networks) will be:

National destination code Subscriber number AB CDEFGH ABC DEFGH

The national destination code in telecommunication networks for special purposes and non-geographical services will be: AB(C) = 6XX, 8XX, 9XX, 19X, 20X, 29X, 30X, 31X, 39X, 40X, 41X, 49X, 50X, 59X, 70X, 71X, 79X.

The national destination codes in geographical public telecommunication networks will change as follows:

Geographical areas Present area (trunk) code New area (trunk) code Ljubljana 61 1 Maribor 62 2 Ravne na Koroskem 602 2 Murska Sobota 69 2 Celje 63 3 Trbovlje 601 3 Kranj 64 4 Nova Gorica 65 5 Koper 66 5 Postojna 67 5 Novo mesto 68 7 Krsko 608 7

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Numbers will be launched in a test operation on 1 March 2000. The entire transition to the new numbering plan should be completed by 1 January 2001. Contact: Marko Cuk, Director Ministry of Transport and Communications Telecommunications Administration Sl-1000 LJUBLJANA Slovenia Tf: +386 61 173 49 00 Fax: +386 61 132 80 36

Tajikistan Communication of 29.II.2000*: The Ministry of Communications, Dushanbe, announces that the dual dialling period for the old numbering plan with country code “7” and the new numbering plan with country code “992” will end on 1 March 2000. As from 1 March 2000 only country code “992” must be used to access Tajikistan. The length of the new international number is twelve digits, including country code (+992 + area code + subscriber number). The new dialling format is: +992 AB ab XXXXX. Example of dialling to subscriber in Leninsky region: +992 31 37 XXXXX. Contact: Department of Operational Management Ministry of Communications DUSHANBE Tajikistan Organizational questions Tel: +992 372 21 1635 Technical questions Tél: +992 372 21 0341 / 1544 / 0933

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* See Operational Bulletin No. 689 of 1.IV.1999, pages 8-9.

Data Transmission Service (ITU-T Recommendation X.121)

International numbering plan for public data networks

Costa Rica Communication of 21.II.2000: Radiográfica Costarricense S.A., San José announces that as of 1 March 2000, it will discontinue the X.25 service (Packet Switched Data Service – PSDS) and therefore, the assignment of the data network identification codes (DNIC) 712 2 to “RACSAPAC – Abonados conectados directamente a la red”, 712 8 to “RACSAPAC - Interfuncionamiento con redes télex” and 712 9 to “RACSAPAC – Interfuncionamiento con red telefónica” have been cancelled, in accordance with the provisions of ITU-T Recommendation X.121.

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Greece Communication of 3.III.2000: In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation X.121, the Administration of Greece has allocated the data network identification codes (DNIC) 202 7 to the network “LAN-NET”. Address of the service provider: LAN-NET Communications S.A. 6 Chimaras Street, GR-15125 MAROUSI Greece Tf: +30 1 6167 000 Fax: +30 1 6167 100

Changes in Administrations/ROAs and other entities or Organizations

Germany Communication of 3.III.2000: Issue of licences and granting of recognized operating agency (ROA) status The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Bonn, announces that the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts – RegTP, Bonn, has issued a licence to a new international telecommunication operator and service provider (voice telephony services on the basis of self-operated networks). Further to the issuing of this licence, this operator and service provider has been granted the status of recognized operating agency (ROA), in accordance with Article 6 of, and Nos. 1007 and 1008 of the Annex to, the Constitution of ITU as contained in the Final Acts of the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference (Geneva, 1992). The name of the new operator with the status of recognized operating agency is: AugustaKom Telekommunikation GmbH & Co. KG Curt-Frenzel-Strasse 4 D-86167 Augsburg

Oman Communication of 2.II.2000: Change of name The Administration of Oman announces that the name of the Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs & Telephones of the Sultanate of Oman has been changed to Ministry of Communications; H.E. Sheikh Suhail Bin Mustahail Bin Salem Shamas has been appointed as the new Minister of Communications, with effect from 25 January 2000.

Poland Communication of 6.III.2000: Issue of licences and granting of recognized operating agency (ROA) status The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Poland, Warszawa, announces that following the structural changes introduced in 1997*, the Administration of Poland has issued a licence to the international telecommunication operator and service provider Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. This operator and service provider has been granted the status of recognized operating agency (ROA), in accordance with Article 6 of, and Nos. 1007 and 1008 of the Annex to, the Constitution of ITU as contained in the Final Acts of the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference (Geneva, 1992).

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The addresses of the recognized operating agency to be used for all correspondence concerning questions of operation and charging relating to telephony, telegraphy, remote data processing and radio relay circuits, including radiocommunications, are the following: – Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. Headquarters ul. Nowy Swiat 6/12 PL – 00-400 WARSZAWA Poland Tf: +48 22 657 1111 Tlx: 63 813001 pptt pl Fax: +48 22 826 8528 Mr Pawel RZEPKA, President (Tf: +48 22 827 4363 Fax: +48 22 826 5653) Mr Tadeusz GRUCA, Executive Director, Development (Tf: +48 22 827 2036 Fax: +48 22 826 5342) Mr Maciej WOJCIECHOWSKI, Director, Bureau of Technological Development (Tf: +48 22 827 2217 Fax: +48 22 826 8528) – Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. Centrum Radiokomunikacji i Telekomunikacji International Accounting Department ul. Sw. Barbary 2 PL – 00686 WARSZAWA Poland Tf: +48 33 699 1845 Fax: +48 22 629 3489 Tlx: 63 816800 crtrm pl ______* See ITU Operational Bulletin No. 642 of 15.IV.1997, page 8.

Romania Communication of 25.II.2000: New structure The Administration of Romania announces that in 1999 and following a restructuring of the Government, the Ministry of Communications and the National Informatics Agency (Agence Nationale de l’Informatique) were combined. The new body, which has assumed the role of administration in respect of postal, telecommunication and informatics activities, is called Agence Nationale pour les Communications et l’Informatique. The structure of the telecommunication administration of Romania, names of responsible officials, contact details for questions related to telecommunications and the names of the public sector telecommunication operators are as follows: Administration Agence Nationale pour les Communications et l’Informatique Blvd. Libertatii, 14 70060 BUCURESTI Roumanie – Le Chef de l’Agence M. Sergiu Stelian ILIESCU, Président (ancien Président de l’Agence Nationale de l’Informatique / former President of the National Informatics Agency) Tf: +40 1 400 1190 Fax: +40 1 336 5887 – Le Secrétaire général M. Daniel GRUIA Tf: +40 1 400 1546 Fax: +40 1 335 4030

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– Le Département des Relations Internationales M. Adrian BOCSAN, Coordinateur des Relations Internationales avec les organismes des postes et télécommunications (Department of International Relations, Coordinator of International Relations with postal and telecommunication organizations): Tf: +40 1 337 4626 Fax: (under installation – the number will be communicated as soon as possible) Tf mobile (GSM): +40 92 222 444 – Réglementations et licences en communication (DRLC) (Regulations and licences for communications) Mme Iustina Szabo, Directeur Tf: +40 1 400 1575 +40 1 411 0294 Fax: +40 1 400 1230 – Stratégie et Développement (Strategy and development) Mme Ioana Slavescu Tf: +40 1 400 1734 Fax: +40 1 410 1145

Recognized operating agencies/Operators ITU-R Sector Société Nationale des Radiocommunications SA Tf: +40 1 400 1101 Fax: +40 1 400 1228 M. Dan Georgescu, Administrateur unique (Sole administrator) Tf: +40 1 400 1103 Fax: +40 1 411 1479 ITU-T Sector Société Nationale ROMTELECOM SA Tf: +40 1 400 3034 Fax: +40 1 336 6412 M. Vassilios TSAKONIATIS, Directeur général M. Adrian BOCSAN, Personne de contact pour les relations avec l’UIT et les autres organismes internationaux des postes et télécommunications (Contact person for relations with ITU and other international postal and telecommunication organizations) Tf: +40 1 337 4626 Fax: (under installation, the number will be communicated as soon as possible) Tf mobile (GSM): +40 92 222 444

Other communications

Lesotho Communication of 1.II.2000: Information on the private telecommunication sector The Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation, Maseru, notified as follows to ITU the names of operators and service providers in the private international telecommunication sector of Lesotho, and other entities related to the sector: Network operators 1. Vodacom Lesotho (VCL) 2. Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation Service providers 1. Square One Comnet 2. PanMots Holdings 3. Lesotho Office Equipment

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Financial institutions 1. Central Bank of Lesotho 2. Nedbank – Lesotho 3. Standard Bank – Lesotho 4. Lesotho Bank 99 Ltd Associations 1. Lesotho Chamber of Commerce & Industry 2. Association of Lesotho Employers 3. Lesotho Manufacturers Association Equipment suppliers 1. Philips Lesotho, C/O Teba (Pty) Ltd 2. TCI Lesotho (Pty) Ltd 3. Range Communications Systems (Pty) Ltd 4. Marcom Lesotho Manufacturers 1. Kiota Electronics (Pty) Ltd Other interested parties 1. National University of Lesotho 2. Lerolholi Polytechnic 3. Leloaleng Trade School 4. Technical School of Leribe 5. Thaba-Tseka Technical Institute For further information, please contact: Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation Mr T. SEMOLI Director - National and International Networks P O Box 1037 100 – MASERU Lesotho Tf: +266 211 110 Fax: +266 310 170 or the Ministry of Transport and Communications at the following address: Ministry of Transport and Communications P.O. Box 413 100 MASERU Lesotho Tf: +266 311 006 Tg: Gentel Maseru Fax: +266 310264

Latvia Communication of 3.III.2000: Public holidays in 2000 (day, month):

1.01 New Year’s Day 21.04 Good Friday 23.04 First Easter Day 24.04 Second Easter Day 1.05 Labour Day 14.05 Mother’s Day 11.06 Whitsunday 23.06 National Holiday “LIGO” 24.06 National Holiday “JAN’S DAY” 18.11 Proclamation Day of Latvia Republic 25.12 and 26.12 Christmas 31.12 New Year’s Eve

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Service Restrictions

Note from the TSB See the recapitulatory List of service restrictions still in force published as an annex to Operational Bulletin (OB) No. 691 of 1.V.1999 and the following subsequent communications concerning new, modified or deleted service restrictions:

OB No. 692 Canada (p. 4), Morocco (p. 8), Tonga (p. 5). 694 Fiji (p. 5), Morocco (p. 9/10). 697 Finland (p. 5/6). 698 Angola (p. 18). 699 United Arab Emirates (p. 6), Malawi (p. 6), Netherlands (p. 7), Sweden (p. 9). 700 Slovenia (p. 9). 701 Australia (p. 7), United Arab Emirates (p. 12), Netherlands (p. 13), Singapore (p. 5), Trinidad and Tobago (p. 13). 702 Western Samoa (p. 6). 704 Finland (p. 13). 705 Netherlands (p. 10/11). 707 Germany (p. 3), Morocco (p. 5). 708 Germany (p. 7), Netherlands (p. 4). 709 Uruguay (p. 8). 710 Germany (p. 19), New Caledonia (p. 19). 711 Netherlands (p. 7), Slovenia (p. 8). 712 Maldives (p. 6), New Caledonia (p. 6).

Call-Back and other practices not in accordance with the relevant regulations

Note from the TSB Countries/geographical areas for which an information regarding “Call-Back and other practices not in accordance with the relevant regulations” has been published in the ITU Operational Bulletin (No.): Algeria (621), Netherlands Antilles (627), Saudi Arabia (629), Azerbaijan (663), Bahrain (611), Belarus (616), Bulgaria (665), Burkina Faso (631), Burundi (607), Cameroon (671), China (599), Cyprus (626), Colombia (602), Cook Islands (681), Cuba (632), Djibouti (614), Egypt (599, 690), United Arab Emirates (627), Ecuador (619), Ethiopia (657), Gabon (631), Guinea (681), Honduras (613), India (627), Jamaica (648), Japan (649), Jordan (652), Kazakstan (619), Kenya (605), Kyrgyzstan (616), Kuwait (610), Latvia (617), Lebanon (642), Madagascar (639), Malaysia (603), Malta (688), Morocco (619), Mexico (697), Niger (618), Nigeria (647), Uganda (603), Portugal (620), Qatar (593), Dem. Rep. of the Congo (672), Seychelles (631), Sudan (686), South Africa (655), Tanzania (624), Thailand (611), Turkey (612), Viet Nam (619), Wallis and Futuna (649), Yemen (622). In addition, in Operational Bulletins No. 658, No. 685 and No. 710, an information on the position of some countries concerning call-back was published under the heading “Call-Back”. This information is the result of a survey made by ITU-T Study Group 3 in accordance with Resolution 21 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) and Resolution 29 of the WTSC- 96 (Geneva, 1996).

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AMENDMENTS TO SERVICE DOCUMENTS

Abbreviations used ADD insert BY paragraph COL column REP replace LIR read SUP delete P page(s)

List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC) (According to ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99)) (Position on 1 January 2000)

(Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 707 – 1.I.2000)

(Amendment No. 5)

Country/ Unique name of Name of the signalling geographical the signalling point point operator area ISPC

P 18 China ADD 4-123-1 Beijing China Telecom 4-123-2 Guangzhou China Telecom 4-123-3 Beijing China Telecom 4-123-4 Shanghai China Telecom 4-123-5 Guangzhou China Telecom 4-123-6 Yunnan China Telecom

P 26 Philippines ADD 5-033-3 Nextel 5-033-4 ACES 5-033-5 ACES 5-033-6 CAPWIRE 5-033-7 BellTel

P 31 Trinidad and Tobago ADD 3-148-1 Couva Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (TSTT)

Corrigendum to Operational Bulletin No. 710 of 15.II.2000, page 28. The information concerning Zambia should read:

Alphabetical order P 43 ADD Zambia 6-090-0 Lusaka Gateway Zamtel ______ISPC: International Signalling Point Codes. Codes de points sémaphores internationaux (CPSI). Códigos de puntos de señalización internacional (CPSI).

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List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC) (Complement to ITU-T Recommendation Q.708 (03/99)) (Position on 1 March 2000)

(Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 711 – 1.III.2000)

(Amendment No. 1)

Numerical order ADD P 9 4-124 China (People's Republic of) P 9 5-036 Philippines (Republic of the) P 5 2-139 Portugal

Alphabetical order ADD P 13 4-124 China (People's Republic of) P 17 5-036 Philippines (Republic of the) P 17 2-139 Portugal ______SANC: Signalling Area/Network Codes. Codes de zone/réseau sémaphore (CZRS). Códigos de zona/red de señalización (CZRS).

List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) (According to ITU-T Recommendation X.121) (Position on 15 January 1999)

(Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 684 – 15.I.1999)

(Amendment No. 14)

ADD

1 2 3 GRECE 202 7 LAN-NET GREECE GRECIA

P 6 COSTA RICA DNIC 712 2, 712 8 and 712 9 SUP

1 2 3 COSTA RICA 712 2 RACSAPAC – Abonados conectados directamente a la red COSTA RICA 712 8 RACSAPAC – Interfuncionamiento con redes télex COSTA RICA 712 9 RACSAPAC – Interfuncionamiento con red telefónica

P 11 JAPAN DNIC 441 0, 441 4 and 441 9 SUP

1 2 3 JAPON 441 0 NiciNet (NI + C International Corporation) JAPAN 441 4 Vitel network (VITEL JAPAN LTD.) JAPON 441 9 FAXMAIL (FastNet, Inc.)

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Dialling Procedures (International prefix, national (trunk) prefix and national (significant) number) (In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.164) (Position on 1 November 1998)

(Annex to Operational Bulletin No. 679 – 1.XI.1998)

(Amendment No. 13)

Country/geographical Code International National Prefix National (significant) Note area Prefix number

P 7 Slovenia LIR

Slovenia 386 00 0 8 digits

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