Circular No. 27/2021/TT-BTTTT Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain Articles of Circular No. 22/2014/TT-BTTTT dated December 22, 2014, issued by the Minister of Information and Communications on Telecommunications Warehouse Planning

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CIRCULAR

AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO SOME ARTICLES OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 22/2014/TT-BTTTT DATED DECEMBER 22, 2014 ISSUED BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ON TELECOMMUNICATION NUMBER PLANNING

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On the basis of Law on Telecommunications November 23, 2009;

Decree No. 25/2011/ND-CP dated April 6, 2011, detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Telecommunications; Decree No. 81/2016/NĐ-CP July 1, 2016, amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Government's Decree No. 25/2011/ND-CP dated April 6, 2011, detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Telecommunications; Decree No. 49/2017/NĐ-CP April 24, 2017, amending and supplementing Article 15 of Decree No. 25/2011/NĐ-CP April 6, 2011, detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Telecommunications and Article 30 of Decree No. 174/2013/NĐ-CP November 13, 2013, stipulating administrative penalties for violations in the fields of postal services, telecommunications, information technology, and radio frequency spectrum management;

Decree No. Resolution No. 17/2017/NĐ-CP dated February 17, 2017 of the Government detailing the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;

At the proposal of the Director of the Telecommunications Administration,

The Minister of Information and Communications issues this Circular to amend, supplement, and revoke some articles of the Circular No. 22/2014/TT-BTTTT dated December 22, 2014 issued by the Minister of Information and Communications on Telecommunication Number Planning.

Article 1. Amend and supplement some provisions of the Telecommunication Number Planning Circular issued together with Circular No.

22/2014/TT-BTTTT

a) Add Clause 4a following Clause 4 as follows:

dated December 22, 2014 issued by the Minister of Information and Communications on Telecommunication Number Planning.

b) Amend and supplement Clause 6 as follows:

1. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Clause 3 as follows:

c) Amend and supplement Clause 9 as follows:

“4a) Machine-to-Machine (M2M) mobile subscriber number is the telecommunication mobile terrestrial network subscriber number used for information exchange between devices or systems of devices through data transmission and reception between connected devices (excluding voice calls except signaling), not including data cards (datacards) and tablets.”

d) Amend and supplement Clause 11 as follows:

“6. Shared number is the number shared among agencies, organizations, enterprises in different numbering regions to provide the same type of service for public interest purposes in cultural, economic, social fields... of the state, network operation management services of telecommunications enterprises. Shared numbers shall not be used for business purposes.”

“9. Technical routing code, number is a set of digits used by telecommunications enterprises to route calls, messages or to identify networks, network elements, including: Mobile Network Code (MNC); Data Network Identification Code (DNIC); International Signaling Point Code (ISPC); National Signaling Point Code (NSPC); Short Message Service (SMS) numbers used within the mobile telecommunication network for network operation management services including registration, cancellation, status check, information lookup about additional telecommunications services, value-added telecommunications services and other operations but not providing content information services on public terrestrial mobile networks and other technical routing codes, numbers as prescribed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.”

“11. Nationwide service is a telecommunications service, telecommunications application service provided on a telecommunications network ensuring that users have access to use the service across the country with the same code, number. The code, number used in this case is called nationwide service code, number.”

d) Amend and supplement Clause 14 as follows:

“14. Toll-free service is a telephone service on a telecommunications network used by agencies, organizations, enterprises to provide content information services and bear the responsibility for paying telecommunications charges on behalf of the service user to the telecommunications enterprise.”

e) Amend and supplement Clause 15 as follows:

“15. Premium service is a telephone service on a telecommunications network used by agencies, organizations, enterprises to provide content information services and require the service user to pay an additional charge to receive special high-value content beyond the telecommunications charges as prescribed.”

g) Amend and supplement Clause 16 as follows:

“16. Information inquiry service is a telephone service on a telecommunications network used by agencies, organizations, enterprises to provide content information services on the network aimed at guiding, reflecting, answering, consulting common, general issues about culture, economy, society according to the request of the service user.”

2. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Clause 10 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 3 as follows:

2. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Clause 10 as follows:

“b) Starting with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 followed by any digit from 0 to 9”

a) Amend and supplement Point b of Clause 1 as follows:

b) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 4 as follows:

3. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Clause 11 as follows:

“b) Having the structure 12A, where A is any digit from 0 to 5”

b) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 3 as follows:

“b) Having the structure 13A and 17A, where A is any digit from 1 to 5”

4. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Clause 13 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point b Clause 3 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement Point a Clause 4 as follows:

"b2) Numbers for free call services with a length of ten digits starting with 18000 and having the structure 18000BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18001 and having the structure 18001BCDEF (B = 3, 4, 6, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18002 and having the structure 18002BCDEF (B = 3, 5, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18003 and having the structure 18003BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18004 and having the structure 18004BCDEF (B = 0, 1, 5, 6, 7; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18005 and having the structure 18005BCDEF (B = 4, 5, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18006 and having the structure 18006BCDEF (B = 4; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18007 and having the structure 18007BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18008 and having the structure 18008BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 18009 and having the structure 18009BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9)"

c) Amend and supplement point a of Clause 5 as follows:

4. Amend and supplement some Points and Clauses of Clause 13 as follows:

d) Amend and supplement point b of Clause 5 as follows:

“b1) Numbers for high-cost call services with a length of eight digits starting with 19000 and having the structure 19000BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19001 and having the structure 19001BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19002 and having the structure 19002BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 6, 8; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19003 and having the structure 19003BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19004 and having the structure 19004BCD (B = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19005 and having the structure 19005BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 3; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19006 and having the structure 19006BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19007 and having the structure 19007BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19008 and having the structure 19008BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 6, 9; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19009 and having the structure 19009BCD (B = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; C, D are any digits from 0 to 9).”

“b2) Numbers for high-cost call services with a length of ten digits starting with 19000 and having the structure 19000BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19001 and having the structure 19001BCDEF (B = 3, 4, 6; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19002 and having the structure 19002BCDEF (B = 3, 4, 5, 7, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19003 and having the structure 19003BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19004 and having the structure 19004BCDEF (B = 0, 1, 2, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19005 and having the structure 19005BCDEF (B = 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19006 and having the structure 19006BCDEF (B = 3; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19007 and having the structure 19007BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19008 and having the structure 19008BCDEF (B = 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9); starting with 19009 and having the structure 19009BCDEF (B = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; C, D, E, F are any digits from 0 to 9).”

đ) Amend and supplement point b of Clause 6 as follows:

“b) Starting with the numbers 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 129, 130, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, and having the structure 102A, 103A, 104A, 105A, 106A, 107A, 108A, 109A, 129A, 130A, 140AB, 141AB, 142AB, 143AB, 144AB, 145AB, 146AB, 147AB, 148AB, 149AB, 150A, 151A, 152A, 153A, 154A, 155A, where A, B are any digits from 0 to 9.”

e) Amend and supplement point c of Clause 6 as follows:

“c) Information answering service numbers are either local service numbers or nationwide service numbers”

5. Amend and supplement some points and clauses of Article 14 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement point a of Clause 2 as follows:

“a) Having a length of three or four or five digits”

b) Amend and supplement point b of Clause 2 as follows:

“b) Short message service numbers with a length of three digits starting with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and having the structure 1AB, 2AB, 3AB, 4AB, 5AB, 6AB, 7AB, 8AB, 9AB, where A, B are any digits from 0 to 9.”

c) Supplement point c of Clause 2 as follows:

“c) Short message service numbers with a length of four or five digits starting with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and having the structure: 1ABC, 2ABCD, 3ABCD, 4ABCD, 5ABC, 6ABC, 7ABC, 8ABC, 9ABC, where A, B, C, D are any digits from 0 to 9.”

6. Amend and supplement Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4 issued together with Circular No. 22/2014/TT-BTTTT by Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4 corresponding to the number of appendices of this circular.

Article 2: Repeal Clause 10 of Article 10 and Clause 2 of Article 11 of the Telecommunications Code Planning issued together with Circular No. 22/2014/TT-BTTTT.

Article 3. Effectiveness

1. This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2022.

2. In the course of implementation, if any difficulties arise, they should be reported promptly to the Ministry of Information and Communications (Telecommunications Department) for consideration, guidance, and resolution./.

ANNEX LIST

(Issued together with Circular No. 27/2021/TT-BTTTT dated December 31, 2021 of the Minister of Information and Communications)

Appendix 1: National Destination Code Planning Table;

Appendix 2: Subscriber Number Planning Table;

Appendix 3: Service Code and Number Planning Table;

Appendix 4: Technical Routing Code and Number Planning Table.

APPENDIX 1:

NATIONAL DESTINATION CODE PLANNING TABLE

ANNEX 2:

SUBSCRIBER NUMBER PLANNING TABLE

ANNEX 3:

SERVICE CODE AND NUMBER PLANNING TABLE

1. Fixed Terrestrial Network

2. Mobile Terrestrial Network

2.1. Short Message Service (SMS)

2.2. Voice Services

APPENDIX 4:

TECHNICAL ROUTING CODE AND NUMBER PLANNING TABLE