Telecommunications Amendment Bill: NCOP amendments
Communications and Digital Technologies
15 November 2001
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COMMUNICATIONS PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
15 November 2001
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMENDMENT BILL: NCOP AMENDMENTS
Chairperson : Mr N Kekana
Relevant Documents:
NCOP Amendments to Telecommunications Amendment Bill [B65B-2001] (see Appendix)
Telecommunications Amendment Bill [B65B -2001]
SUMMARY
The amendments proposed by the National Council of Provinces to the Telecommunications Amendment Bill [B65B-2001] were agreed to by the Portfolio Committee.
MINUTES
The Chair read through the proposed amendments. All members present agreed to the proposed amendments.
The Chair concluded the final meeting for this session, by suggesting that history must have been made because these amendments were agreed to in less than 5 minutes. The Chair acknowledged that this has been a difficult and very busy year, and thanked all members for the concerted effort and time invested in this committee during this year.
Appendix:
That the following be a new clause to follow clause 29:
Amendment of section 89 of Act 103 of 1996
30. Section 89 of the principal Act is hereby amended—
(a)
by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
"(1) The Authority shall prescribe—
(a) a numbering plan for use in respect of telecommunication services; and
(b) measures to ensure that number portability shall be introduced in 2005, including—
(i) the creation of a national number portability database; and
(ii) cost allocation and cost recovery among licensees."; and
(b)
"(4) The numbering plan contemplated in subsection (1)(a) shall be non-discriminatory.
(5) The Authority shall maintain and manage a central numbering database system.
(6) Every operator shall submit information on all numbers, including numbers of pre-paid subscribers, allocated to subscribers in terms of its licence to the Authority.".
On page 22, after line 28, to insert the following section:
"Carrier pre-selection
89C. (1) The Authority shall prescribe regulations—
(a) establishing a framework for facilities in terms of which subscribers to a telecommunication service can access the services of an interconnected national long distance telecommunication operator and an international telecommunication operator; and
(b) requiring all holders of public switched telecommunication services licences to phase in the facilities referred to in paragraph (a) by not later than 31 December 2003.
(2) The framework contemplated is subsection (1) shall ensure that the implementation and maintenance of the facilities referred to therein are non-discriminatory and give effect to section 2(j).".
On page 22, in line 35, after "any", to insert "technical".
by the addition of the following subsections:Audio
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