Telecommunications Numbering Plan Advisory Project REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Public Consultation Document for Myanmar Numbering Plan 2016 Contents Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 How to respond ................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 High-level proposals ........................................................................................................... 4 1.3 List of detailed recommendations ..................................................................................... 5 1.4 The need to review numbering ........................................................................................ 10 1.5 Summary of relevant regulatory instruments .................................................................. 10 1.6 Objectives for the numbering plan .................................................................................. 11 1.7 Terminology ..................................................................................................................... 11 2 Global trends in national numbering plans ................................................................................ 14 3 High level architecture of the numbering plan of Myanmar ...................................................... 17 3.1 Current use of NDCs ......................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Unbalanced number allocations ...................................................................................... 18 3.3 Varied number lengths..................................................................................................... 19 3.4 Ensuring adequate capacity and flexibility long term ...................................................... 20 4 Geographic numbering in Myanmar .......................................................................................... 21 4.1 Distribution of allocated numbers ................................................................................... 21 4.2 Geographic subscriber numbers ...................................................................................... 22 4.3 Geographic NDCs ............................................................................................................. 26 5 Mobile numbering in Myanmar ................................................................................................. 29 5.1 Length of mobile numbers ............................................................................................... 29 5.2 Numbers for expansion of mobile .................................................................................... 30 5.3 Utilisation of mobile numbers.......................................................................................... 31 6 Short numbers in Myanmar ....................................................................................................... 36 6.1 Summary of existing rules and Code of Practice .............................................................. 36 6.2 Existing situation .............................................................................................................. 37 6.3 Public service numbers .................................................................................................... 38 6.4 Common service numbers ............................................................................................... 40 6.5 Other service numbers ..................................................................................................... 40 6.6 Aligning voice and text services ....................................................................................... 42 6.7 Aligning with Unstructured Supplementary Service Data ................................................ 42 7 Numbering for new services in Myanmar .................................................................................. 43 Posts and Telecommunications Department 1 7.1 Approaches to numbering new services elsewhere ......................................................... 43 7.2 Numbering for new services ............................................................................................ 44 7.3 Numbering for freephone ................................................................................................ 45 7.4 Numbering for VoIP ......................................................................................................... 47 7.5 Numbering for other new services ................................................................................... 48 8 Administration and management of numbering ........................................................................ 50 8.1 Numbering records .......................................................................................................... 50 8.2 Numbering applications, returns and reports .................................................................. 50 8.3 Regulatory charges for numbers ...................................................................................... 52 8.4 Vanity numbers ................................................................................................................ 53 8.5 Guidelines for numbering transitions .............................................................................. 56 8.6 Number portability .......................................................................................................... 57 8.7 ENUM ............................................................................................................................... 59 8.8 Other numbering-related topics ...................................................................................... 62 9 Other numbering systems .......................................................................................................... 64 9.1 Established international requirements ........................................................................... 64 9.2 Occasional national requirements ................................................................................... 65 Annex A Draft Numbering Plan ...................................................................................................... 66 Annex B Current fixed and mobile number allocations .................................................................. 72 Annex C Use of short numbers in early 2016 ................................................................................. 74 Annex D Changes to make geographic subscriber numbers be unique countrywide ..................... 78 Annex E Changes to make geographic subscriber numbers have the same lengths ...................... 81 Annex F Draft Licensee Annual Numbering Return Form .............................................................. 82 Annex G Draft Application Form for Reservation or Allocation of E.164 Numbers ........................ 86 Annex H Draft Application Form for Allocation of Codes except E.164 Numbers .......................... 89 Posts and Telecommunications Department 2 Abbreviations CC Country Code CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CLI Calling Line Identity (also known as Caller ID) CNA Changed Number Announcement DNS Domain Name System ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute GSM Global System for Mobile communications IP Internet Protocol ISN International Significant Number ISPC International Signalling Point Code ITU International Telecommunication Union MPT Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications MTC Ministry of Transport and Communications MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operator NDC National Destination Code NGN Next Generation Network NSN National Significant Number NSPC National Signalling Point Code OTT Over-The-Top PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network PTD Posts and Telecommunications Department SIM Subscriber Identity Module SIP Session Initiation Protocol SMS Short Messaging Service SN Subscriber Number STLM Shwe Than Lwin Media ToR Terms of Reference UK United Kingdom USA United States of America USSD Unstructured Supplementary Service Data VoIP Voice over the Internet Protocol YTP Yatanarpon Teleport Public Posts and Telecommunications Department 3 1 Introduction 1.1 How to respond This stakeholder consultation is part of a continuing review of Myanmar’s Numbering Plan. Prepared by consultants working with PTD, it seeks stakeholders’ views on proposals for the future of the Numbering Plan, and on related administrative and management procedures. The proposals, which include many detailed recommendations, aim to take account of views already expressed in early discussions. A draft Numbering Plan reflecting many of the recommendations is provided in Annex A. Other recommendations will be given effect by other instruments, and in particular by amendments to the Numbering Rules which will be consulted on in due course. Responses should if possible be in the English language (or include a translation into English) and must be sent to [email protected], copied to [email protected], by 30 December 2016. Responses will be shared with other interested parties, with the exception of any material that responders mark