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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Number Portability Regulations, 2018

2. Purpose of these Regulations

 

The purpose of these Regulations is to ensure:

 

(1) that there are measures for the introduction of number portability, including:
(a) the creation of a national number portability database; and
(b) cost allocation and cost recovery among licensees.

 

(2) Protection of subscriber’s rights in relation to number porting;

 

(3) effective functionality of number portability;

 

(4) access and routing of communication to and from ported numbers;

 

(5) that number portability occurs in an efficient manner without unreasonable delays or disruption of services.