Decision No. 1/18 of the Board of the Public Utilities Commission

Adopted 3 December 2015

Regulations Regarding the Right of Use of Numbering

Issued pursuant to
Section 47, Paragraphs one and three of the Electronic Communications Law and
Section 25, Paragraph one of the law On Regulators of Public Utilities

I. General Provisions

1. The Regulations Regarding the Right of Use of Numbering (hereinafter - the Regulations) prescribe the procedures and the time period by which an electronic communications merchant (hereinafter - the merchant) shall submit to the Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter - the Regulator) an application for the allocation, extension, or cancellation of the right of use of numbering, and by which the Regulator shall allocate, extend, cancel, or retransfer the right of use of numbering.

2. In order to receive, extend, or cancel the right of use of numbering, the merchant shall submit to the Regulator in writing an accurately and completely filled-in original of the application regarding the allocation of the right of use of numbering (Annex 1), the extension of the term of validity of the right of use of numbering (Annex 2), or the cancellation of the right of use of numbering (Annex 3).

3. The day of receipt of the application submitted by the merchant shall be the day when the application of the merchant, which has been submitted in conformity with the requirements specified in Paragraph 2 of the Regulations and contains all the information specified in Annex 1, 2, or 3 to this Regulation, is registered by the Regulator.

4. The Regulator has the right to request that the merchant updates the information included in the application specified in Paragraph 2 of this Regulation, in order to be able to make an objective decision on the matter regarding the allocation, extension or cancellation of the right of use of numbering.

4.¹ Upon assessing the use of the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant, the Regulator shall not regard the numbers used for technical needs as the used number.

[8 November 2018]

5. The Regulator may organise a competition or tendering procedure for the allocation of the right of use of numbering in accordance with the by-law drawn up and approved by the Regulator, after receipt of an application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering or upon its own initiative, without having received the application in question.

6. The right of use of numbering acquired as a result of a competition or tendering procedure shall be allocated by the Regulator to the winner of the competition or tendering procedure in accordance with laws and regulations.

II. Allocation of the Right of Use of Numbering

7. The Regulator shall, under a decision by the Chairperson of the Regulator (hereinafter - the Chairperson), without examining the matter at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator, or under a decision by the Council of the Regulator, allocate the right of use of numbering to the merchant according to the National Numbering Plan with regard to the public telephone network numbers, short codes, and identification codes which have not been allocated to other merchants.

[8 November 2018]

7.¹ Upon examining an application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering, the Regulator shall assess whether any of the conditions referred to in Paragraphs 22-22.¹4 of the Regulations are present in relation to the merchant.

[26 October 2017; 8 November 2018]

7.² If the Regulator, upon examination of an application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering, does not establish any of the conditions referred to in Paragraphs 22-22.¹4 of the Regulations in relation to the merchant, no additional explanations are required from the merchant, and the request expressed in this application may be satisfied in full, the Regulator shall assign the right of use of numbering to the merchant under a decision by the Chairperson, without examining the submitted application for the allocation of the use of numbering at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator. Upon allocating the right of use of numbering under the decision by the Chairperson the Regulator shall concurrently indicate the right of the Regulator to cancel the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant in accordance with Paragraph 33 of the Regulations.

[26 October 2017; 8 November 2018]

7.³ The Regulator shall examine an application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator by inviting the merchant to participate therein, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met:

7.³ 1. the Regulator establishes any of the conditions referred to in Paragraphs 22-22.¹4 of the Regulations with regard to the merchant;

7.³ 2. during examination of the application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering, prior to the allocation of the right of use of numbering to the merchant the Regulator establishes that it is necessary to hear additional explanations from the merchant in relation to the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

7.³ 3. the request expressed in the application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering cannot be satisfied in full.

[26 October 2017; 8 November 2018]

7.⁴ If, upon cancelling the right of the use of numbering, the Regulator establishes that any of the national numbers is used in the public electronic communications network of another merchant, according to the procedures of number portability service (hereinafter - the Portable Number), the Regulator shall allocate the right of use of numbering under a decision by the Chairperson to the merchant:

7.⁴ 1. who has submitted an application for the allocation of the right of use of numbering to the Portable Numbers;

7.⁴ 2. to whose public electronic communications network the Portable Number has been transferred, unless an application has been submitted for the allocation of the right of use of numbering to the Portable Numbers. If the Portable Numbers are transferred to the public electronic communications networks of several merchants, the right of use of numbering to the Portable Numbers shall be allocated to the merchant to whose public electronic communications network the most Portable Numbers have been transferred. If an equal number of Portable Numbers has been transferred to the public electronic communications networks of several merchants, the right of use of numbering to the Portable Numbers shall be allocated to the merchant to whose public electronic communications network the last transfer of the Portable Numbers was performed, i.e., the last number portability service was provided in terms of time.

[8 November 2018]

7.⁵ The Regulator shall allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to the Portable Number in accordance with the procedures laid down in Sub-paragraphs 7.⁴1-7.⁴2 of the Regulations under a decision by the Council of the Regulator, examining the matter regarding allocation of the right of use of numbering at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator if any of the conditions referred to in Paragraph 22 of the Regulations is present.

[8 November 2018]

8. The merchant shall only exercise the right of use of numbering according to the purpose of use of the numbering specified in the National Numbering Plan.

9. The Regulator shall allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to the public fixed telephone network numbers in blocks of 100 (one hundred) numbers.

[26 October 2017]

10. The Regulator shall allocate the right of use of numbering to the public mobile telephone network numbers to the merchant who will use them in the public mobile electronic communications network by using radio frequency spectrum of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter - the mobile network). If the merchant does not have its own mobile network, the application of the merchant for the allocation of the right of use of numbering shall be accompanied by a consent from the merchant on whose mobile network the public mobile telephone network numbers will be used.

11. The Regulator shall, upon request of the merchant, allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to the public mobile telephone network numbers in blocks of 10 000 (ten thousand) numbers.

12. The Regulator may, upon its own initiative, in the case referred to in Paragraphs 7.⁴, 7.⁵, and 13 of the Regulations, allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to the public mobile telephone network numbers in blocks of 1 000 (one thousand) numbers.

[8 November 2018]

13. The merchant who has been allocated the right of use of numbering to an incomplete block of the public mobile telephone network numbers referred to in Paragraph 11 of the Regulations and who requires a new right of use of numbering to the public mobile telephone network numbers, shall apply for the right of use of numbering, unless it has been allocated to another merchant, to the remaining public mobile telephone network numbers in the block. The merchant shall indicate in its application for the right of use of numbering in what time periods and how the requested right of use of numbering will be used.

14. The Regulator shall, in one event, upon request of the merchant, allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to no more than:

14.1. 100 (one hundred) toll-free service numbers;

14.2. 100 (one hundred) shared cost service numbers;

14.3. 100 (one hundred) premium rate numbers;

14.4. 500 (five hundred) other service type numbers.

[8 November 2018]

15. The Regulator shall allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to not more than one short code for the provision of carrier selection services.

16. The Regulator shall allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to the short number:

16.1. for the provision of telephone directory enquiry services;

16.2. for the provision of carrier services;

16.3. for the provision of carrier services (16XX) (hereinafter - the service code).

17. The Regulator may allocate the right of use of numbering for equivalent service codes to several merchants. The Regulator shall allocate the right of use of numbering to one specific service code only to one merchant for use within the framework of one specific public electronic communications network. If the merchant does not have its own public electronic communications network, the application of the merchant for the allocation of the right of use of numbering to the service code shall be accompanied by a consent from the merchant on whose public electronic communications network the specific service code will be used.

[26 October 2017]

18. The Regulator shall allocate the right of use of numbering to the short numbers 116XXX after the the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development has published a list of the numbers which have been reserved for harmonised services of social value, as well as the conditions for the use thereof in accordance with the National Numbering Plan in the official gazette Latvijas Vēstnesis [the official Gazette of the Government of Latvia].

[8 November 2018]

19. The Regulator shall allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering for the identification code:

19.1. international signalling point code;

19.2. national signalling point code;

19.3. not more than three codes of the public mobile telephone network of the carrier to each carrier of the public mobile telephone network who ensures the mobile network;

19.4. not more than one data transmission network identification code to each mobile network carrier who ensures data transmission on its mobile network.

[8 November 2018]

20. The Regulator shall allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering for a definite or an indefinite period of time. The Regulator shall allocate the right of use of numbering for a definite period of time, if laws and regulations lay down restrictions for the relevant numbers.

21. When allocating the right of use of numbering, the Regulator may impose on the merchant specific conditions for exercising the right of use of numbering.

22. The Regulator may refuse to allocate the rights of use of numbering to a merchant if at least one of the following conditions is present:

22.1. the merchant has violated laws and regulations or a decision taken or administrative provisions issued by the Regulator in relation to commercial activity in the field of electronic communications or the violation has not been eliminated within the time period stipulated by the Regulator or other institution managing the sector of electronic communications;

22.2. the merchant has failed to partly or completely meet the specific conditions for the right of use imposed by the Regulator;

22.3. the Regulator has established fraud, using numbering, or misuse of numbering in the activities of the merchant;

22.4. an individual merchant, a representative of a branch of a foreign merchant or a shareholder, stockholder, member of a commercial company, a member of the council or board of directors, or a procuration holder has been a member of the council or board of directors of such merchant - capital company - or procuration holder, a member with the right of representation of a partnership, a representative of a branch of a foreign merchant, or an individual merchant in whose activity the Regulator has established fraud committed by using numbering, or misuse of numbering;

22.5. [8 November 2018].

22.¹ The Regulator may refuse to allocate to the merchant the right of use of numbering to the following:

22.¹ 1. the service numbers if the merchant exercises less than 100 % of the right of use of numbering allocated previously to one or two service numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, without exceeding a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

22.¹ 2. the national numbers if the merchant exercises less than 30 % of the right of use of numbering allocated previously to three or more national numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, without exceeding a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

22.¹ 3. the service numbers if the merchant exercises less than 50 % of the previously granted right of use of numbering to three or more service numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, exceeding a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

22.¹ 4. the public fixed telephone network numbers or the public mobile telephone network numbers if the merchant exercises less than 50 % the previously granted right of use of numbering to 100 or more public fixed telephone network numbers or public mobile telephone network numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, exceeding two years from the allocation of the right of use of numbering.

[8 November 2018 / Sub-paragraphs 22.1 3 and 22.1 4 shall come into force on 1 July 2019. See Paragraph 44.1 of amendments]

III. Extension of the Term of Validity of the Right of Use of Numbering

23. The Regulator may extend the right of use of numbering which has been allocated to the merchant for a definite period of time, for a definite or indefinite period of time after expiry of the term of validity thereof. The Regulator shall extend the term of validity of the right of use of numbering for a definite period of time, if laws and regulations lay down restrictions for the relevant numbers.

24. In order to extend the term of validity of the right of use of numbering, the merchant shall submit to the Regulator an application for the extension of the term of validity of the right of use of numbering specified in Paragraph 2 of the Regulations not later than 30 days prior to expiry of the term of validity of the right of use of numbering.

25. The Regulator may refuse to extend the term of validity of the right of use of numbering in the following cases:

25.1. the purpose of the use specified in the National Numbering Plan has changed or the merchant fails to ensure the use of numbering according to the National Numbering Plan;

25.2. the Regulator has established fraud, using numbering, or misuse of numbering in the activities of the merchant;

25.3. the merchant has failed to partly or completely meet the specific conditions for the right of use imposed by the Regulator;

25.4. the merchant - in relation to the commercial activity in the field of electronic communications - has violated laws and regulations or the decisions taken and administrative provisions issued by the Regulator and the violation has not been eliminated within the time period stipulated by the Regulator or other institution managing the sector of electronic communications.

25.¹ The Regulator may refuse the merchant to extend the term of validity of the right of use of numbering to the following:

25.¹ 1. the service numbers if the merchant exercises less than 100 % of this right of use of numbering to one or two service numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, without exceeding a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

25.¹ 2. the national numbers if the merchant exercises less than 30 % of this right of use of numbering to three or more national numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, without exceeding a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

25.¹ 3. the service numbers if the merchant exercises less than 50 % of this right of use of numbering to three or more service numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, exceeding a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering;

25.¹ 4. the public fixed telephone network numbers or the public mobile telephone network numbers if the merchant exercises less than 50 % of this right of use of numbering to 100 or more public fixed telephone network numbers or public mobile telephone network numbers as at the moment of submitting the application, exceeding two years from the allocation of the right of use of numbering.

[8 November 2018]

IV. Cancellation of the Right of Use of Numbering

26. In order to cancel the right of use of numbering, the merchant shall submit to the Regulator an application for the cancellation of the right of use of numbering referred to in Paragraph 2 of the Regulations upon informing the end user regarding discontinuation of the provision of electronic communications services and termination of the contract for electronic communications services if such has been entered into with the end user. If the merchant has transferred the number to the end user for use and another merchant takes over the provision of electronic communications services to the end user, it shall indicate the merchant who takes over the provision of electronic communications services and to whom the right of use of numbering is to be allocated, and append a consent from such merchant to take over the provision of electronic communications services.

[26 October 2017]

27. [8 November 2018]

28. The Regulator shall, upon request of the merchant or upon its own initiative, cancel the right of use of numbering to the public fixed telephone network numbers in blocks of 100 (one hundred) numbers.

29. The Regulator shall, upon request of the merchant, cancel the right of use of numbering to the public mobile telephone network numbers in blocks of 10 000 (ten thousand) numbers.

30. The Regulator may, upon its own initiative, cancel the right of use of numbering to the public mobile telephone network numbers in blocks of 1000 (one thousand) numbers.

31. The Regulator shall, upon request of the merchant or upon its own initiative, cancel the right of use of numbering to the following service numbers:

31.1. a toll-free service number;

31.2. a shared cost service number;

31.3. a premium rate number;

31.4. a number of any other types of services.

32. The Regulator shall, upon request of the merchant or upon its own initiative, cancel the right of use of numbering to the short number, short code, and identification code.

33. Upon its own initiative, the Regulator shall cancel the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant if at least one of the following conditions is present:

33.1. the merchant has been excluded from the list of electronic communications merchants in accordance with laws and regulations;

33.4. the merchant - in relation to the commercial activity in the field of electronic communications - has violated laws and regulations or the decisions taken and administrative provisions issued by the Regulator and the violation has not been eliminated within the time period stipulated by the Regulator or other institution managing the sector of electronic communications;

33.3. the purpose of the use specified in the National Numbering Plan has changed or the merchant fails to ensure the use of numbering according to the National Numbering Plan;

33.4. the Regulator has established fraud, using numbering, or misuse of numbering in the activities of the merchant;

33.5. the merchant, within six months from the moment when the rights of use of numbering was allocated, has not commenced to use the rights of use of numbering allocated thereto for an identification code unless the Regulator has stipulated another time period for commencement of the rights of use of numbering;

33.6. if the operation in the provision of electronic communications services and ensuring of electronic communications service network has been suspended and the right to use electronic communication services and ensure electronic communications networks has been withdrawn for a merchant by the decision of the Regulator;

33.7. the merchant has failed to follow the procedures for retransferring the right of use of numbering laid down in laws and regulations;

33.8. [24 March 2016];

33.9. the merchant has failed to partly or completely meet the specific conditions for the right of use imposed by the Regulator;

33.10. the rights of use of numbering is used by a third party without a consent of the merchant to whom the particular rights of use of numbering is allocated;

33.11. the merchant has failed to commence exercising the right of use of numbering to the national numbers at least to the following extent:

33.11.1. 100 % within six months from the allocation of the right of use of numbering or within the time period specified by the Regulator if the merchant has been allocated the right of use of numbering to one or several service numbers;

33.11.2. 30 % within six months from the allocation of the right of use of numbering or within the time period specified by the Regulator if the merchant has been allocated the right of use of numbering to three or more national numbers;

33.11.3. 50 % within a year from the allocation of the right of use of numbering or within the time period specified by the Regulator if the merchant has been allocated the right of use of numbering to three or more service numbers;

33.11.4. 50 % within two years from the allocation of the right of use of numbering or within the time period specified by the Regulator if the merchant has been allocated the right of use of numbering to 100 or more public fixed telephone network numbers or public mobile telephone network numbers.

[24 March 2016; 8 November 2018]

34. If the Regulator takes a decision to cancel the right of use of numbering in accordance with Paragraph 33 of the Regulations, other merchants shall suspend routing of calls to the cancelled numbers within five working days upon publication of the relevant decision on the website of the Regulator.

[24 March 2016; 8 November 2018]

34.¹ The Regulator shall cancel the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant under a decision by the Chairperson or a decision by the Council of the Regulator.

[8 November 2018]

34.² If the Regulator, upon examination of an application for the cancellation of the right of use of numbering, establishes that no additional explanations are required from the merchant, and the request expressed in this application may be satisfied in full, the Regulator shall cancel the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant under a decision by the Chairperson, without examining the submitted application for the cancellation of the use of numbering at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator.

[8 November 2018]

34.³ The Regulator shall cancel the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant upon initiative of the Regulator under a decision by the Chairperson, without examining the matter regarding the cancellation of the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met:

34.³ 1. the merchant has been excluded from the list of electronic communications merchants in accordance with laws and regulation;

34.³ 2. if the operation in the provision of electronic communications services and ensuring of electronic communications service network has been suspended and the right to use electronic communication services and ensure electronic communications networks has been withdrawn for a merchant by the decision of the Regulator.

[8 November 2018]

34.⁴ The Regulator shall examine a matter regarding cancellation of the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant at a meeting of the Council of the Regulator, inviting the merchant to participate therein, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met:

34.⁴ 1. prior to the cancellation of the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant the Regulator establishes that it is necessary to hear additional explanations from the merchant in relation to the cancellation of the right of use of numbering;

34.⁴ 2. an application has been received from the merchant, and the request expressed in the application for the cancellation of the right of use of numbering may not be satisfied in full;

34.⁴ 3. the Regulator cancels the right of use of numbering allocated to the merchant in the cases referred to in Sub-paragraphs 33.2-33.5 and 33.7-33.11 of the Regulations upon initiative of the Regulator.

[8 November 2018]

V. Retransfer of the Right of Use of Numbering

35. The merchant may retransfer to another merchant the right of use of numbering, allocated by the Regulator, to the numbers that have not been transferred for use to the end-users. The merchant who has received the right of use of numbering according to the procedures of retransfer may not retransfer them to another merchant.

35.¹ The merchant shall, prior to the retransfer of the right of use of numbering, ascertain whether any restrictions on the retransfer of the right of use of numbering specified in laws and regulations apply to the specific case.

[24 March 2016]

36. The merchant shall retransfer the right of use of numbering allocated by the Regulator for such time period which does not exceed the term of validity of the right of use of numbering specified by the Regulator.

36.¹ The merchant who has been allocated the right of use of numbering shall, prior to entering into a written contract for retransfer of the use of right of numbering, submit to the Regulator a written application for its consideration which contains the information regarding the following:

36.¹ 1. the merchant to whom it is intended to retransfer the right of use of numbering;

36.¹ 2. the right of use of numbering to be retransferred by precisely indicating the number, range of numbers, short number, short code, or identification code;

36.¹ 3. the consent from the merchant on whose mobile network the retransferred public mobile telephone network numbers will be used if the merchant to whom it is intended to retransfer the right of use of numbering does not have its own mobile network.

[24 March 2016]

36.² The Regulator shall, within 10 working days after receipt of the application referred to in Paragraph 36.¹ of the Regulations, examine the application and provide a reply to the merchant whether any restrictions on the retransfer of the use of right of numbering specified in laws and regulations apply.

[24 March 2016]

37. The merchant who has been allocated the right of use of numbering and who has met the obligation referred to in Paragraph 36.¹ of the Regulations shall enter into a written contract with the merchant to whom it is intended to retransfer the right of use of numbering for retransfer of the right of use of numbering, in which the conditions for use of the retransferred numbering shall be determined.

[24 March 2016]

38. The merchant to whom the Regulator has allocated the right of use of numbering shall, within 10 working days after entering into the written contract specified in Paragraph 37 of the Regulations, submit information to the Regulator regarding the following:

38.1. the merchant to whom the right of use of numbering has been retransferred;

38.2. the retransferred right of use of numbering by precisely indicating the number, range of numbers, short number, short code, or identification code;

38.3. the time period for which the right of use of numbering has been retransferred to the relevant merchant.

[24 March 2016]

39. Upon submitting the information specified in Paragraph 38 of the Regulations to the Regulator, the merchant shall append the original of the written certification of the merchant to whom it has retransferred the right of use of numbering regarding receipt of the right of use of numbering in accordance with the procedures for retransfer.

[24 March 2016]

40. The right of use of numbering acquired as a result of retransfer shall only be used by the merchant in accordance with the purposes of use of the numbering specified in the National Numbering Plan.

41. The merchant, to which the right of use of numbering has been allocated by the Regulator, shall be responsible for the use of the right of use of numbering to be retransferred in conformity with the National Numbering Plan, provision of the number portability service and fulfilment of other liabilities.

41.¹ If upon retransfer of the right of use of numbering the Regulator establishes fraud committed by using numbering, or misuse of numbering on the side of the merchant who has been allocated the right of use of numbering, or the merchant to whom the right of use of numbering has been retransferred, the merchants shall, within 10 working days, discontinue exercising the retransferred right of use of numbering, and the retransferred right of use of numbering shall be assigned to the merchant to whom the right of use of numbering has been allocated.

[24 March 2016]

42. If the merchant refuses the retransferred right of use of numbering, it shall agree in writing with the merchant, to whom the right of use of numbering has been allocated by the Regulator, regarding termination of the contract specified in Paragraph 37 of this Regulation.

43. The merchant, to which the right of use of numbering has been allocated by the Regulator, shall notify the Regulator in writing thereof, within ten working days from termination of the contract specified in Paragraph 37 of this Regulation.

VI. Closing Provisions

44. Decision No. 1/5 of the Public Utilities Commission of 16 June 2011, Regulations Regarding the Right of Use of Numbering (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2011, No. 97; 2013, No. 21; 2014, Nos. 39, 245), is repealed.

44.¹ Sub-paragraphs 22.¹3 and 22.¹4 of the Regulations shall come into force on 1 July 2019.

[8 November 2018]

45. This Regulation shall come into force on 1 January 2016.

Acting Chair, Board Member of the Public Utilities Commission G. Zeltiņš

Annex 1
Decision No. 1/18 of the Public Utilities Commission
3 December 2015

[26 October 2017; 8 November 2018]

Application for the Allocation of the Right of Use of Numbering

1. Information regarding the electronic communications merchant:

2. Necessary right of use of numbering (indicate only the numbering to which the allocation of the right of use of numbering is requested):

2.1. National numbers:

* if the electronic communications merchant applies for the right of use of numbering to the public fixed telephone network numbers for the first time, the electronic communications merchant may request one block of 100 (one hundred) numbers or blocks of 1000 (one thousand) numbers.

** to be completed if the electronic communications merchant applies for the right of use of numbering to national numbers within a specific numbering range.

2.2. Short codes and numbers:

*** to be completed if the electronic communications merchant wishes to receive a specific short code.

2.3. Identification codes:

**** to be completed if the electronic communications merchant wishes to receive a specific identification code.

3. Justification for the application of the right of use of numbering (indicate for what purpose and for which services the requested right of use of numbering will be used, and within what time period it is intended to commence the exercising of the right of use of numbering):

4. Description of how the exercising of the requested right of use of numbering will be ensured technically (a scheme may be appended):

5. The electronic communications merchant on whose public mobile electronic communications network the public mobile telephone network numbers will be used, using the radio frequency spectrum of the Republic of Latvia.

6. If the electronic communications merchant does not have its own public mobile electronic communications network, the application of the electronic communications merchant shall be accompanied by a consent from the electronic communications merchant on whose public mobile electronic communications network the public mobile telephone network numbers will be used, using the radio frequency spectrum of the Republic of Latvia.

7. If the electronic communications merchant applies for the right of use of numbering for the first time, the electronic communications merchant shall indicate a contact person of the merchant for solving fraud issues.

7.1. given name, surname ______________________

7.2. telephone ______________________

7.3. e-mail address ______________________

8. I certify that an individual merchant, a representative of a branch of a foreign merchant, or a shareholder, stockholder, member of a commercial company, a member of the council or board of directors, or a procuration holder has not been a member of the council or board of directors of such electronic communications merchant - capital company - or procuration holder, member with the right of representation of a partnership, representative of a branch of a foreign merchant, or individual merchant in whose activity the Regulator has established fraud committed by using numbering, or misuse of numbering.

I certify that the provided information is true, and I am aware that for providing false information I may, in accordance with Section 158.³ of the Administrative Violations Code, be held liable in accordance with the procedures laid down in the laws and regulations.

Date _________________

Person entitled to represent the merchant

Telephone ______________

E-mail address _______________

Acting Chair, Board Member of the Public Utilities Commission G. Zeltiņš

Annex 2
Decision No. 1/18 of the Public Utilities Commission
3 December 2015

Application for the Extension of the Term of Validity of the Right of Use of Numbering

1. Information regarding the electronic communications merchant:

2. Information regarding the numbering resources to be extended:

2.1. National numbers:

2.2. Short codes and numbers:

2.3. Identification codes:

3. Justification for extension of the term of validity of the right of use of numbering:

Date _________________

Person entitled to represent the merchant

Telephone ______________

E-mail address _______________

Acting Chair, Board Member of the Public Utilities Commission G. Zeltiņš

Annex 3
Decision No. 1/18 of the Public Utilities Commission
3 December 2015

[26 October 2017]

Application for the Cancellation of the Right of Use of Numbering

1. Information regarding the electronic communications merchant:

2. Information regarding the numbering resources to be cancelled:

2.1. National numbers:

2.2. Short codes and numbers:

2.3. Identification codes:

3. Date of cancellation of the right of use of numbering

Note: In accordance with Paragraph 26 of the Regulations, in order to cancel the right of use of numbering, the merchant shall submit to the Regulator an application for the cancellation of the right of use of numbering after informing the end user of the discontinuation of the provision of electronic communications services and termination of the contract for electronic communications services if such has been entered into with the end user. If the electronic communications merchant has transferred the number to the end user for use and another merchant takes over the provision of electronic communications services to the end user, it shall indicate the electronic communications merchant who takes over the provision of electronic communications services and to whom the right of use of numbering is to be allocated and append a consent from such merchant to take over the provision of electronic communications services.

4. Information regarding discontinuation of exercising the right of use of numbering:

4.1. has the end user who used the number been informed of the discontinuation of the electronic communications services in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations:

4.2. when (by indicating a specific date) and how the end user has been informed regarding discontinuation of the electronic communications services:

4.3. has any number (by indicating a specific number) been transferred to the end user for use, and does another electronic communications merchant take over the provision of electronic communications services to the end user? If yes, please indicate the electronic communications merchant who continues the provision of electronic communications service to this end user.

5. The number (by indicating a specific number) which is used on electronic communications network of another electronic communications merchant according to the procedures of number portability service:

6. I certify that after submission of this application to the Regulator, the electronic communications merchant will not transfer any number to the end user for use.

7. I certify that the provided information is true, and

I am aware that I may be held liable under laws and regulations for the provision of false information in accordance with Section 158.³ of the Latvian Administrative Violations Code.

Date _________________

Person entitled to represent the merchant

Telephone ______________

E-mail address _______________

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