ITU Operational Bulletin No. 649 – 1.VIII.1997 (Information received by 25 July 1997) Published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Place des Nations CH-1211 Genève 20 (Switzerland) http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/ob-lists Tf: National (022)730 5111 International 4122 730 5111 + Tg: Itu Genève Tlx: 421000 uit ch Fax: +41 22 730 58 53 +41 22 733 72 56 Email: [email protected]F.400 / X.400: S=itumail; P=itu; A=400net; C=ch Dates of publication of the next Operational Bulletins No. 65015.VIII.1997 No. 651 1.IX.1997 No. 65215.IX.1997 Including information received by: 8.VIII.199 7 25.VIII.19 97 8.IX.1997 649-E / 1
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ITU Operational Bulletin
No. 649 – 1.VIII.1997(Information received by 25 July 1997)
Published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Place des Nations CH-1211 Genève 20 (Switzerland)
http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/ob-lists
Tf: National (022) 730 5111International 4122 730 5111+
Tg: Itu GenèveTlx: 421000 uit chFax: +41 22 730 58 53
Dates of publication of the next Operational BulletinsNo. 650 15.VIII.1997No. 651 1.IX.1997No. 652 15.IX.1997
Including information received by:8.VIII.1997
25.VIII.19978.IX.1997
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Contents
General Information(TSB) Lists annexed to Operational Bulletin: Note from the TSB(TSB) Approval and deletion of ITU-T Recommendations(BR) Ship station selective call numbers: Korea (Republic of)(BR) Coast station identification numbers: Korea (Republic of)(BR) Maritime Mobile Service: Germany (Deutsche Telekom)(TSB) Telegram Service: Singapore (Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singapore Telecom))(TSB) Telephone Service: Netherlands Antilles (Antelecom N.V., Curaçao), Australia (Australian
Communications Authority – ACA, Melbourne), Bangladesh (Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board – BTTB, Dhaka), China (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing), Denmark (Tele Danmark, Taastrup), Japan (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Tokyo), Morocco (Office national des postes et télécommunications – ONPT, Rabat), United Kingdom (Inmarsat), Sweden (Telia AB, Stockholm), Tanzania (Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited, Dar Es Salaam), Uruguay (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones – ANTEL, Montevideo)
(TSB) Telex Service: Russia(TSB) Data Transmission Service (ITU-T Recommendation X.121) – International numbering plan for public
data networks: Bermuda(TSB) Changes in Administrations/ROAs and other entities or Organizations: Norway (Norwegian Post and
Telecommunications Authority, Oslo: New regulatory function and new name), Note from the Director of the TSB (New situation of Hongkong as from 1 July 1997, China/Note of 19 June 1997, United Kingdom/Note of 20 June 1997)
(TSB) Other communication: United Arab Emirates (Etisalat HO Operations, Abu Dhabi)(TSB) Service Restrictions: Note from the TSB(TSB) Call-Back: Japan (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Tokyo), Wallis-and-Futuna
(Administration Supérieure du territoire des Iles Wallis-et-Futuna), Note from the TSB
Amendments to service documents(BR) List of Coast Stations (List IV)(BR) List of Ship Stations (List V)(TSB) List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC)(TSB) List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC)(TSB) List of issuer identifier numbers for the international telecommunication charge card(TSB) Dialling Procedures
____________Subjects preceded by the letters (BR) are dealt with by the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR),
contact: TF +41 22 730 5217 FAX +41 22 730 5785Subjects preceded by the letters (TSB) are dealt with by the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB),
contact: TF +41 22 730 5212 FAX +41 22 730 5853
GENERAL INFORMATION
Lists annexed to Operational BulletinNote from the TSB
The following Lists* have been published as Annexes to the ITU Operational Bulletin (OB):OB No.590 List of Telex Destination Codes (TDC) and Telex Network Identification Codes
(TNIC) (Position on 31 December 1994)– Complement to ITU-T Recommendations F.69 and F.68
611 List of Signalling Area/Network Codes (SANC) (Complement to ITU-T Recommendation Q.708) (Position on 31 December 1995)
615 List of Mobile Country or Geographical Area Codes (Complement to ITU-T (ex-CCITT) Recommendation E.212) (Position on 1 March 1996)
626 List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned Country Codes (Complement to ITU-T Recommendation E.164) (Position on 31 July 1996)
627 List of International Carrier Codes (According to ITU-T Recommendation M.1400) (Position on 31 August 1996)
630 List of Names of Administration Management Domains (ADMD) (In accordance with ITU-T F.400 and X.400 Series Recommendations) (Position on 30 September 1996)
635 List of Data Country or Geographical Area Codes (Complement to ITU-T Recommendation X.121) (Position on 31 December 1996)
636 List of Data Network Identification Codes (DNIC) (According to ITU-T Recommendation X.121) (Position on 31 December 1996)
640 Dialling Procedures (International prefix, national (trunk) prefix and national (significant) number) (In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.164) (Position on 1 March 1997)
641 List of International Signalling Point Codes (ISPC) (According to ITU-T Recommendation Q.708) (Position on 31 March 1997)
644 List of Telegram Destination Indicators (In accordance with ITU-T Recommen-dation F.32) (Position on 1 May 1997)
648 List of Issuer Identifier Numbers for the international telecommunication charge card (In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.118) (Position on 15 July 1997)
____________* For information, all lists will be updated by numbered series of amendments published in the ITU Operational Bulletin, and will be
reissued as necessary.Furthermore, the lists can be consulted online (http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/ob-lists) in the ITU document database, under the heading “Operational Bulletin and Lists annexed”.
Approval and deletion of ITU-T Recommendations*
A. In accordance with procedures outlined in Resolution No.1, Section 8, of the WTSC (Helsinki, 1993), the following Recommendations were approved:
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.50: Signalling between circuit multiplication equipments (CME) and international switching centres (ISC)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.115: Logic for the control of echo control devices– ITU-T Recommendation Q.65: The unified functional methodology for the characterization of
services and network capabilities
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– ITU-T Recommendation Q.81.7: Stage 2 description for number identification supplementary services, Section 7: Malicious call identification (MCID)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.86.4: Stage 2 description for charging supplementary services, Section: 4: International Freephone Service (IFS)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.696: Interworking between the Signalling System No. 7 ISDN User Part (ISUP) and Signalling Systems No. 5, R 2 and SS No. 7 TUP
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.731.7: Stage 3 description for number identification supplementary services using Signalling System No. 7, Section 7: Malicious call identification (MCID)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.733.3 – Stage 3 description for call completion supplementary services using Signalling System No. 7, Section 3: Completion of calls to busy subscriber (CCBS)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.737.1: Stage 3 description for additional information transfer supplementary services using Signalling System No. 7, Section 1: User-to-user signalling (UUS)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.771: Signalling System No. 7 – Functional description of transaction capabilities
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.772: Signalling System No. 7 – Transaction capabilities information element definition
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.773: Signalling System No. 7 – Transaction capabilities format and encoding
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.774: Signalling System No. 7 – Transaction capabilities procedures– ITU-T Recommendation Q.775: Signalling System No. 7 – Guidelines for using transaction
capabilities– ITU-T Recommendation Q.788: User-network-interface to user-network-interface compatibility
test specification for ISDN, non-ISDN and undetermined access interworking over international ISUP
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.950: Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 1 (DSS 1) –Supplementary services protocols, structure and general principles
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.951.7: Stage 3 description for number identification supplementary services using DSS 1, Section 7: Malicious call identification (MCID)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.952.7: Stage 3 description for call offering supplementary services using DSS 1, Section 7: Explicit call transfer (ECT)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.953.3: Stage 3 description for call completion supplementary services using DSS 1, Section 3: Completion of calls to busy subscribers (CCBS)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.1551: Application of Intelligent Network Application Protocols (INAP) CS 1 for UPT service set 1
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.2735.1: Stage 3 description for community of interest supplementary services for B-ISDN using SS No. 7, Section 1: Closed User Group (CUG)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.2931: Broadband-integrated services digital network (B-ISDN) –Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 2 (DSS 2) – User network interface layer 3 specification for basic call/connection control
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.2961.2: Broadband-integrated services digital network (B-ISDN) –Digital Subscriber Signalling System No. 2 (DSS 2) – Support of ATM Transfer capability in the broadband bearer capability information element
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.2955.1: Stage 3 description for community of interest supplementary services using B-ISDN. Digital subscriber signalling system No. 2 (DSS 2), Section 1: Closed User Group (CUG)
– ITU-T Recommendation Q.750: Overview of Signalling System No. 7 management– ITU-T Recommendation Q.751.2: Network element management information model for the
signalling connection control part (SCCP)– ITU-T Recommendation Q.752: Monitoring and measurements for Signalling System No. 7
and CVT and definition of the OMASE-user– ITU-T Recommendation Q.754: Signalling System No. 7 management application service
element (ASE) definitions– ITU-T Recommendation Q.756: Guide book to Operations, Maintenance and Administration Part
(OMAP)– ITU-T Recommendation Q.811: Lower layer protocol profiles for the Q3 and X interface– ITU-T Recommendation Q.812: Upper layer protocol profiles for the Q3 and X interface– ITU-T Recommendation Q.784.2: Abstract test suite for ISUP 92 basic call control procedures– ITU-T Recommendation I.113: Vocabulary of terms for broadband aspects of ISDN– ITU-T Recommendation I.351: Relationship among ISDN performance Recommendations– ITU-T Recommendation I.431: Primary rate user – networks interface – Layer specification– ITU-T Recommendation G.803: Architecture of transport networks based on the synchronous
digital hierarchy (SDH)– ITU-T Recommendation G.962 (Clause 7): Access digital section for ISDN primary rate at
2 048 kbit/s– ITU-T Recommendation I.371.1: Traffic control and congestion control in B-ISDN –Conformance
definitions for ABT and ABR– ITU-T Recommendation I.432.5: B-ISDN user network interface – Physical layer for
25 600 kbit/sB. In accordance with procedures outlined in Resolution No. 1, Section 8, of the WTSC (Geneva, 1996), the following Recommendation was deleted:
____________* See TSB Circulars 51 of 17 June 1997, 55 and 56 of 24 June 1997.
Ship station selective call numbersIn accordance with Nos. 2143 and 2144 of the Radio Regulations the ship station selective call
numbers 72300 - 72399 have been supplied to Korea (Republic of).
Coast station identification numbersIn accordance with Nos. 2143 and 2145 of the Radio Regulations the coast station identification
numbers 3400 - 3409 have been supplied to Korea (Republic of).
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Maritime Mobile Service
GermanyCommunication of 25.VII.1997:
Deutsche Telekom announces that the coast station NORDDEICH RADIO (DAN) will cease the radiotelex service on MF and HF bands as of 1 January 1998.
Telegram Service
SingaporeCommunication of 17.VII.1997:
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singapore Telecom), announces that letter telegrams bearing service indication LT and Government letter telegrams bearing service indication LTF will no longer be accepted to Singapore as from 15 August 1997
Telephone Service
Netherlands AntillesCommunication of 16.VII.1997:
Antelecom N.V., Curaçao, announces that, with effect from 7 July 1997, all telephone numbers in Curaçao, area code 9, have been changed from six to seven digit numbers (+599 9 XXX XXXX) by adding the digit 4, 5, 7 or 8 in front of the existing number, although some numbers have changed irregularly. The list of the changes is as follows:
Australian Communications Authority (ACA), Melbourne, announces that as part of the implementation of a new telephone numbering plan in Australia, the following telephone numbers will change in August 1997 in the following regions:
– Kangaroo Island (South Australia)Broken Hill (New South Wales)Barossa Valley, Murray Lands, Riverland, South Coast (South Australia)Ceduna, Eyre Peninsula, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Whyalla (South Australia)Mount Gambier, Naracoorte (South Australia)
From 3 August 1997, access to all telephone numbers in the above areas will only be available via the new numbers. The new numbering format is as follows:
On 18 August 1997, all telephone numbers in the areas listed above will change. Access will be provided to both old and new numbers from 18 August 1997 to 9 August 1998. This means that calls will be connected by dialling either the old or the new number during this period. After 9 August 1998, access is only available via the new numbers. The new numbering format is as follows:
XXXX18.VIII.1997 +61 42 XX XXXX - +61 49 XX XXXX +61 2 42XX XXXX - +61 2 49XX
XXXX
BangladeshCommunication of 20.VII.1997:
Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB), Dhaka, announces the introduction, on 19 June 1997, of a cellular mobile telephone network for Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited (PBTL).
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, announces the introduction of a new mobile telephone network access number for China Telecom’s GSM network. The details are as follows:
China Telecom’s GSM network will therefore have two access numbers: 138 and 139.
DenmarkCommunication of 11.VII.1997:
Tele Danmark, Taastrup, announces the introduction of the following number series in the Danish telephone network: +45 222XXXXX, +45 281XXXXX and +45 282XXXXX. The length of an international number is ten digits.
JapanCommunication of 15.VII.1997:
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Tokyo, announces that as from 1 January 1999 the following changes will be introduced in the Japanese national telephone numbering plan:
· OsakaAn additional digit “6” will be added to the existing numbers in Osaka as from 1 January 1999, as follows:
Locality Existing numbers New numbers Date of change
Osaka +81 6 XXX XXXX +81 6 6XXX XXXX 1.I.1999Consequently the length of an international number in Osaka will be expanded from ten to eleven
digits.· Cellular telephones
Existing numbers New numbers Date of change
+81 10 XX XXXXX +81 90 1 XX XXXXX 1.I.1999+81 20 XX XXXXX +81 90 2 XX XXXXX 1.I.1999+81 30 XX XXXXX +81 90 3 XX XXXXX 1.I.1999+81 80 XX XXXXX +81 90 8 XX XXXXX 1.I.1999
· Personnel Handyphone System (PHS)Existing numbers New numbers Date of change
+81 50 XX XXXXX +81 70 5 XX XXXXX 1.I.1999+81 60 XX XXXXX +81 70 6 XX XXXXX 1.I.1999
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MoroccoCommunication of 17.VII.1997:
The Office national des postes et télécommunications (ONPT), Rabat, announces that, as from 1 October 1997 at 0000 hours UTC, the area code “2” will be replaced by area code “1” for mobile telephone services (GSM, NMT, and paging).
Subscriber numbers will consist of six digits and the numbering format will be as follows:+212 1 0XXXXX to +212 1 5XXXXX Land mobile telephony+212 1 6XXXXX Mobile telephony via satellite+212 1 7XXXXX Mobile telephony via satellite or paging+212 1 8XXXXX and +212 1 9XXXXX PagingFor further information, contact:
ONPTDivision des Télécommunications Internationales Avenue Ennakhil, Hay RyadRABATMarocTel: +212 7 714891Fax: +212 7 714887
United KingdomCommunication of 7.VII.1997:
Inmarsat announces that as a result of the approval of Recommendation E.215 at the May 1997 meeting of ITU-T Study Group 2, network operators are reminded that the T-digits “76” which follow the Inmarsat E.164 country code “870” have been assigned to the Inmarsat mini-M system.
This system has been in commercial operation since January 1997 and will necessitate digit analysis of the first five digits of the inmarsat international mobile number for routing and charging purposes.
This analysis requirement complies with the recommended digit analysis provisions detailed in Recommendation E.164.
SwedenCommunication of 21.VII.1997:
Telia AB, Stockholm, announces the introduction in Sweden of a new mobile cellular telephone, effective from 8 August 1997. The new subscriber numbers will be as follows 730 XXXXXX.
The subscriber numbers for mobile cellular telephone in Sweden are as follows:10 XXX XXXX (existing numbers)70 4XX XXXX - 70 9XX XXXX (existing numbers)730 XXX XXX (new numbers)Collect calls to mobile telephone subscriber numbers in Sweden are not permitted.
TanzaniaCommunication of 8.VII.1997:
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited, Dar Es Salaam, announces that the area code 522 for Kibaha has been changed to new area code 52 and the subscriber numbers 2XXX will now be preceded by digits 40, i.e. 40 2XXX with the following numbering format:
Old area code Old numbers New area code New numbers522 2XXX 52 402XXX
In case of difficulties please contact the operator assistance: code 11/12.
UruguayCommunication of 11.VII.1997:
The Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (ANTEL), Montevideo, announces additional changes to those published in Operational Bulletin No. 647 of 1.VII.1997, regarding the new telephone numbering plan for Montevideo and the surrounding metropolitan area.
· The information published for Cordón should read:
Cordón 2 40XXXX - 44XXXX 2 400XXXX - 404XXXX
45XXXX 415XXXX48XXXX - 49XXXX 408XXXX -
409XXXX
(instead of:Cordón 2 40XXXX - 45XXXX 2 400XXXX -
405XXXX48XXXX - 49XXXX 408XXXX -
409XXXX)
· The additional changes are with respect to ISDN subscribers and will take place on 26 October 1997 at 0100 hours, local time. For a period of six months calls made with the old number will be accepted.
Exchange Old area code Old numbers New area code
New numbers
Cordón DLU 2 438XXX 2 4738XXX
Centenario DLU 2 468XXX 2 4768XXX
Pocitos DLU 2 748XXX 2 7748XXX
Centro DLU 2 938XXX 2 9738XXX
Ciudad Vieja DLU 2 978XXX 2 9778XXX
For further information regarding these changes in the telephone numbering plan please contact:ANTELInternational DivisionFax: + 598 2 483844
Telex Service
RussiaCommunication of 11.VII.1997:
The Administration of the Russian Federation announces that it is planned to establish a second international exchange in the Russian telex network, in St. Petersburg. The telex destination code (TDC), telex network identification codes (TNIC) and subscriber numbers for the Russian telex network will remain unchanged. The St. Petersburg international telex centre will take over the routing of both incoming and outgoing communications for the following countries: Denmark, Finland, Italy (terminal exchange), Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The international telex centres in those countries will be kept informed as changes in routings are introduced.
The contact point for the international centres of the aforementioned countries on matters relating to the changeover to the international telex centre in St. Petersburg will be the joint-stock company “Rostelecom” (Olga Kirichenko, Tf: +7 095 216 62 46, Fax: +7 095 215 76 22).
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Data Transmission Service(ITU-T Recommendation X.121)
International numbering plan for public data networks
BermudaCommunication of 14.VII.1997:
Cable and Wireless PLC Bermuda, Hamilton, announces that a new packet switched service has been introduced in Bermuda with effect from 14 April 1997.
In accordance with ITU-T Recommendation X.121, the data network identification code (DNIC) 350 2 has been allocated to the network “Cable and Wireless Data Communications Node”
The test numbers will be as follows:Drop Host: 35020100720101Echo Host: 35020100720102Test message: 35020100720103
For further information, please contact:Cable and Wireless PLCP.O. Box 15120 Church StreetHAMILTON HX AXBermudaTf: +1 441 297 7065Fax: +1 441 295 4541
Changes in Administrations/ROAs and other entitiesor Organizations
NorwayCommunication of 24.VII.1997:
New regulatory functionNorwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority, Oslo, announces that the NTA has changed its
name as of 1 June 1997 in order to reflect the establishment of a new regulatory function for postal activities in Norway:
Old name Norwegian Telecommunications Authority (NTA)New name Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority (PT)
The office and postal addresses, and telephone and facsimile numbers remain unchanged. However, the electronic mail address is new:
E-mail: [email protected] new contact person for the International Relations section at the Norwegian Post and
Telecommunications Authority is Ms. Reidun. Contact numbers for International Relations are as follows:Tf: +47 22 82 48 80Fax: +47 22 82 48 90
Note from the Director of the TSBNew situation of Hongkong as from 1 July 1997
The Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) hereby draws the attention of Administrations/ROAs and other telecommunication entities or Organizations to the Notes transmitted to him by the ITU Secretary-General and issued by
– the People's Republic of China(Note MPC 097124 of 19 June 1997)
– the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(Note dated 20 June 1997),
concerning the new situation of Hongkong, which became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997 up until which date, in accordance with the Joint Declaration signed on 19 December 1984 by the two countries, international responsibility for Hongkong vis-à-vis the Instruments of the Union lay with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland having requested the ITU Secretary-General to draw the attention of other ITU Member States to the content of their Notes concerning the continuity of telecommunication activities in Hongkong and application of the relevant international agreements of the Union, the said Notes are reproduced below*.
____________* See also the ITU Notification No. 1356 (information received on 10 July 1997).
ChinaNote of 19 June 1997**
“MPC-097124Geneva, June 19, 1997
Your Excellency,I am instructed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, with reference
to the continued participation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China in the activities of the International Telecommunication Union (hereinafter referred to as the ITU) as from 1 July 1997, to inform Your Excellency of the following declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China:
In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Question of Hong Kong signed in Beijing on 19 December 1984, the People’s Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997. Hong Kong as an inalienable part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China will, with effect from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs, which are the responsibilities of the Central People’s Republic of China. The People’s Republic of China will assume international responsibility for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
I am also instructed to declare that the People’s Republic of China is a member of the ITU, that its membership shall include the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and that the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union will apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997. Accordingly, the Government of the People’s Republic of China declares that, with effect from 1 July 1997, representatives of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may participate as members of the delegation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China in matters relating to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Administrative Conferences of the ITU. Recognized private operating agencies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may participate in meetings of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, Radiocommunication Sector and Telecommunication Development Sector. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region may maintain its separate telecommunications authority. The competent telecommunications department of the Chinese Government shall register the frequency used by Hong Kong with the International Telecommunication Union pursuant to the procedures laid down in the International Telecommunication Convention. The radio station and frequency data formerly declared and registered for Hong Kong by the competent department of Britain (which will be separately submitted by the competent telecommunication department of China) will be transferred from under Britain to under China.
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I should be grateful if the contents of this Note could be placed formally on record and brought to the attention of other Members of the ITU.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Wu JianminAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Chinato the United Nations Office at Geneva andOther International Organizations in Switzerland”.
____________** The Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the Office of the United Nations at Geneva and other International
Organisations in Switzerland wishes to state that the Chinese version of the above-mentioned Note is authentic text, and that the English translation which accompanies the Chinese version is solely for reference purposes.
United KingdomNote of 20 June 1997:
“Sir,I am instructed by Her Britannic Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs to refer to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union done at Geneva on 22 December 1992 (hereinafter referred to as the “Geneva Constitution and Convention”) as amended at Kyoto on 14 October 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the Kyoto Amendments”). The ratifications by the United Kingdom of the Geneva Constitution and Convention and the Kyoto Amendments were extended to Hong Kong on 14 February 1996 and 11 February 1997 respectively.
I am also instructed to state that, having regard to the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the question of Hong Kong, signed in Beijing on 19 December 1984, the United Kingdom will restore Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997 and that the United Kingdom will continue to have international responsibility for Hong Kong until that date.
I should be grateful if the contents of this Note could be placed formally on record and brought to the attention of other Member States of the International Telecommunication Union.
Please accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.
R M J LyneAmbassador and Permanent Representative.United Kingdom MissionTo the Office of the United Nationsand Other International Organizations at Geneva”.
Other communication
United Arab EmiratesCommunication of 29.VII.1997:
Etisalat HO Operations, Abu Dhabi, announces the cancellation of the following credit card (ITU TA card)*:
Cancelled card EM 2600 EMValidity 05/1998 Date cancelled 23/06/1997 Guarantor Administration ETISALATContact: Abdulla Mutawaa, Traffic Officer (Tlx 893 22115; Fax: +971 2 772930).
____________* Note from the TSB:
Concerning the TA Service, see Operational Bulletin No. 637 of 1 February 1997, page 4.
Service Restrictions
Note from the TSBFor the list of service restrictions still in force, see the Recapitulatory Table published as an annex
to Operational Bulletin (OB) No. 490 of 14.III.1991 and the following subsequent communications:OB No.
515 United Kingdom520 Libya524 Syria527 Zambia532 Peru534, 644 United Arab Emirates538, 565, 574 Finland545 Venezuela548, 570 Egypt555 Jamaica566 Israel609 Congo, Poland614 Cyprus618 Namibia, Papua New Guinea623 Australia631 Sweden634 Trinidad and Tobago636 Antigua and Barbuda637 Azerbaijan640 Seychelles642 Netherlands, Sweden
Call-Back
JapanCommunication of 8.VII.1997:
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Tokyo, announces that it has implemented the following policy to regulate the position of Call-Back in Japan:
Japanese Policy-Set on Call-Back1. OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY-SET:
1) The implementation of the relevant decision of the ITU such as the Resolution 29 on the alternative calling procedures of the 2nd World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC-96) (1996 Geneva).
2) the further promotion of competition and benefits of the consumers of the telecommunications services
2. COMPOSITION OF THE POLICY-SET1) The provision of the methods of Call-Back which seriously degrade the quality and
performance of the PSTN, namely Constant Calling and Answer Suppression has been prohibited. For this purpose, the amendment of the Terms and Conditions of the Type I1) telecommunications carriers have been granted at 24 January 1997 in order to enable them to refuse such usage of their network. The amendment has come into effect at 1 February 1997.
2) At 8 July 1997, the Type II2) telecommunications carriers who are engaged in the provision of Call-Back were:a) notified of the relevant ITU Resolutions and the names of countries where the
provision of Call-Back is expressly prohibitedb) notified that the traffic statistics of their service are going to be subject to the
periodic report to the Ministry, to help it to watch out for traffic trends and implement the relevant Resolutions in appropriate manner.
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c) notified that the Ministry would take all possible measure to stop Call-Back Provider3) from offering service to the user of the country where the provision of Call-Back is expressly prohibited, once it detects such operation in future.
3) At 8 July 1997, the Ministry published the relevant ITU Resolutions and the list of countries where the provision of Call-Back is expressly prohibited. The list will be kept up-to-date on the MPT Homepage (http://www.mpt.go.jp)
3. FUTUREOnce the ITU finds some method of Call-Back (other than Constant Calling and Answer Suppression) harmful to the network, the implementation of the safeguard measurement which is necessary and reasonable will be considered consequently.Note 1): Type I telecommunications carrier: a telecommunications carrier who provides telecommu-
nications service by establishing telecommunications circuit facilities.Note 2): Type II telecommunications carrier: a telecommunications carrier other than Type I telecom-
munications carrier.Note 3): Call-Back Provider: (an operator of) an exchange center of Call-Back service, which, at the
request of its user at home or abroad, calls up desired destination, at the same time as (or after/before) it calls back the user, and then sets up connection between two. The nature of the request signal may differ according to the method used (charged/uncharged, public network transmission/dedicated network transmission, and so on)
Wallis-and-FutunaCommunication of 8.VII.1997:
The Administration Supérieure du territoire des Iles Wallis-et-Futuna announces that under Decree No. 97-206:
1. The establishment, operation and maintenance of telegraph, telephone and data transmission telecommunication networks within the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands are the responsibility of the Service des Postes et Télécommunications.
2. No telegraph, telephone or data transmission line may be set up or operated by any entity other than the Service des Postes et Télécommunications, which is the competent State body under the authority of the Territory’s Administrateur Supérieur.
3. No telecommunication operator may, within the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, engage in any activity that is in any way related to telecommunications without due authorization from the Préfet, Administrateur Supérieur, Chef du Territoire des Iles Wallis-et-Futuna.
4. Call-back practices are prohibited within the Territory.
Note from the TSBCountries for which an information regarding "Call-Back" has been published in the ITU Operational
Faso (631), Burundi (607), China (599), Cyprus (626), Colombia (602), Cuba (632), Djibouti (614), Egypt (599), United Arab Emirates (627), Ecuador (619), Gabon (631), Honduras (613), India (627), Jamaica (648), Japan (649), Kazakstan (619), Kenya (605), Kyrgyzstan (616), Kuwait (610), Latvia (617), Lebanon (642), Madagascar (639), Malaysia (603), Morocco (619), Niger (618), Nigeria (647), Uganda (603), Portugal (620), Qatar (593), Seychelles (631), Tanzania (624), Thailand (611), Turkey (612), Viet Nam (619), Wallis and Futuna (649), Yemen (622).
In addition, in Operational Bulletin No. 626 of 15 August 1996, (pages 13 to 20 and Operational Bulletin No. 628 of 15.IX.1996, page 13), information on the position of some countries concerning call-back was published under the heading “Call-Back”. This information is the result of a survey made by ITU-T Study Group 3 in accordance with Resolution 21 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994). (See also TSB Circulars 217 of 22 April 1996 and 228 of 17 July 1996).
LVA LatviaP 359 RIGA RADIO, line 08, ADD MP 821-822 Notes, A, B, G, H, LIRA Accounting authority: Latvian Shipping Company, Boulevard Basteja 2, LV-1807 (Latvia).B Radiotelegrams (per word)
1. Land station charge: 0.09 SDR.2. Landline charge (via Post Office)
a) Latvia: 0.03 SDR.b) Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia (European part) and Ukraine: 0.06 SDR.c) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyztan, Uzbekistan, Russia (Asian part),
Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: 0.09 SDR.d) Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland: 0.14 SDR.e) Australia, Canada, United States and Japan: 0.40 SDR.f) Other countries: 0.50 SDR.
G Radiotelex calls (ARQ) (per word) *1. Land station charge: 0.05 SDR.2. Landline charge (via Post Office)
a) Latvia: 0.03 SDR.b) Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia (European part) and Ukraine: 0.06 SDR.c) Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyztan, Uzbekistan, Russia (Asian part),
Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: 0.09 SDR.d) Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland: 0.14 SDR.e) Australia, Canada, United States and Japan: 0.40 SDR.f) Other countries: 0.50 SDR.
3. Landline charge for telex subscribers with direct telex connection (per 50 words)a) Europe: 0.80 SDR.b) Australia, Canada and United States: 2.— SDR.c) Other countries: 5.— SDR.d) Inmarsat: 7.— SDR.
____________* For technical reasons, RIGA RADIO is unable to provide time duration charges in minutes for telex calls, therefore telex messages
are charged per word.
H Radiotelephone calls (minimum 3 min.)1. Land station charge
MF: 0.40 SDR/min.HF: 0.40 SDR/min.VHF:
2. Landline chargea) Riga: 0.10 SDR/min.b) Latvia: 0.25 SDR/min.c) Estonia and Lithuania: 0.80 SDR/mind) Belarus, Moldova, Russia (European part) and Ukraine: 1.30 SDR/min.e) Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Norway and Sweden: 1.30 SDR/min.f) Germany, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland,
Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Rep., United Kingdom, San Marino, Slovakia, Switzerland and Vatican: 2.30 SDR/min.
g) Azores, Albania, Andorra, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Spain, Gibraltar, Greece, ex-Yugoslavia, Madeira, Malta, Portugal, Romania and Turkey: 2.50 SDR/min.
h) Canada, United States, Caribbean Islands and Israel: 2.80 SDR/min.i) Africa, Asia, Australia, Russia (Asian part) and other countries: 3.70 SDR/min.j) Latvia Mobile Phone: 0.80 SDR/min.k) Inmarsat: 12.— SDR/min.
ADD Note MM Radiotelex letters (RTL)
Land station charge: 0.05 SDR plus 0.25 SDR per RTL.
NMB NamibiaP 837 Notes A, B, H, LIRA Accounting authority: The Assistant Manager, International Services (CNI), Telecom Namibia, P.O.
REPCA03 Stratos Mobile Networks Inc., P.O. Box 5754, 34 Glencoe Drive, St. John's
(Newfoundland) A1C 5X3, Canada.(Pour les communications terriennes et par SAT/For terrestrial and SAT communi-cations/Para las comunicaciones terrestres y por SAT).(Tel +1 709 3645770, Fax +1 709 7484305).
