Ordinance on Telecommunications Services (OTS)
Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).
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Art. 34 Applicability
Articles 34a–34e apply to the portability of numbers in the E.164 numbering plan, with the exception of pager services.
Art. 34 — Amended by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183). Recommendation of the ITU-T. This recommendation may be obtained from the International Telecommunication Union, Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva.
Art. 34a Number portability between telecommunications service providers
1 Telecommunications service providers must offer their customers the possibility of keeping their numbers if they change provider within the same category of telecommunications services. 2 The categories are: the public fixed network telephony service; the public mobile network telephony service; the non-geographical services of the same type as the services of the toll-free numbers of the 0800 type. 3 Customers extension number ranges may only be transferred in their entirety. Adjustments such as the reduction or division of transferred extension number ranges must be agreed between the current and the original provider. 4 OFCOM shall issue the required technical and administrative regulations.
Art. 34a — Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).
Art. 34b Costs
1 Telecommunications service providers that are required to guarantee number portability shall bear the costs of doing so. 2 They may request the new provider to make financial contributions to cover the administrative costs directly associated with the transfer of the numbers. The rules on cost-based pricing in accordance with Articles 54–54c apply in an analogous manner. 3 The providers shall regulate the coverage of costs that are associated with directing connections to the transferred numbers in their interconnection agreements.
Art. 34b — Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).
Art. 34c Change in the location of the connection
Telecommunications service providers may offer their customers the option of keeping their number in the event of a change in the location of the connection.
Art. 34c — Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).
Art. 34d Guaranteeing transmission
Telecommunications service providers that offer number portability must guarantee the transmission of the number in accordance with Article 26a paragraph 2.
Art. 34d — Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).
Art. 34e Access to information
Telecommunications service providers that are required to guarantee number portability must give other providers access to the information that ensures correct connection direction to the ported numbers.
Art. 34e — Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Nov. 2020, in force since 1 Jan. 2021 (AS 2020 6183).