The Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) adopted a Draft for amendment of the Functional specifications for implementation of portability of national significant numbers in the event of change of the provider of public mobile telephony service (adopted with CRC Decision No 1477 dated 20.12.2007, promulgated in the State Gazette, issue 8 dated 25.01.2008).

 

The purpose of the amendments is the specifications to be equalized terminologically and stylistically with the Functional specifications for implementing portability in fixed networks.

 

The Draft stipulates that the CRC will define the way of informing a customer when a call to a ported number is being made, in accordance with the undertakings. The remedies for preventing of misuses on the part of the providers when filing the certificates for the portability are strengthened as the donor operator has no right to contact the customer with the purpose to offer better conditions.

 

Obligations are introduced for the subscribers to pay penalties when periodic agreements and a leasing are terminated before the issuance of a number portability certificate. The grounds for refusal and the time limit for introduction of a common data base of the mobile and fixed undertakings are standardized.

The CRC considers the offered amendments will create better conditions for implementation of the portability in the mobile networks and will guarantee to full extent the customers’ choice of mobile telecommunication services.

 

The Draft for amendments was submitted to the interested parties for a public consultation until 28 of February 2009. The Opinions and suggestions are expected to the following address: 6 Gurko Str. Sofia 1000, Communications Regulation Commission.

 

The full text of the draft is published in “Public consultations” section (available only in Bulgarian).