SCHEDULE 12 Section 1.3
DICTIONARY
access code see Division 3 of Part 2 of Chapter 3.
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
address format prefix see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
advisory committee see section 51 of the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997.
analgoue AMPS number means a number used for an analogue AMPS service.
analogue AMPS service means an analogue mobile service supplied by a network using the technology known as the advanced mobile phone system.
analogue mobile service means a mobile telephone service supplied by a network using analogue modulation techniques.
area code means a set of 2, 3 or 4 digits, beginning with ‘0’, at the start of a geographic number, indicating the part of Australia where:
(a) a customer, to whom the geographic number is issued, is located; or
(b) a carriage service, content service, or a service associated with a carriage service or content service, is supplied or operated.
Note: In this plan, area codes are always shown in brackets: see Schedule 2.
call charge see subsection 3.13 (5).
call costs and enquiries (national and international) service means a carriage service provided to an end-user for giving information on making national and international calls.
Examples of information:
1. Call cost information.
2. In unusual cases—directory information.
call information service means a carriage service allowing an end-user to obtain information about a call being made.
calling card service means a carriage service allowing charges for calls made using an originating access service to be billed to an account associated with the calling card service instead of the account associated with the originating access service.
Note: A customer subscribing to a calling card service would typically be issued with a card or issued with an identifying code unique to that customer. Billing of calls made using a calling card service is typically achieved by issue of a periodic account or by purchase of the card.
calling number display over-ride service means a carriage service allowing a caller to choose to block or unblock the display of the originating telephone number on the telephone used by the recipient of the call.
Note: The recipient of a call for which calling number display is not blocked may be able to have the originating telephone number (and related information) displayed on its telephone, or ancillary equipment, if a calling number display service and facility is installed on the telephone.
charging area see Attachment 1 (National Telex Charging Areas) to the document known as the ‘Telstra Public Switched Text Services Tariff’ forming part of the document known as the ‘Telstra Basic Carriage Service Tariff’ as in force immediately before 1 July 1996.
charging district see Attachment 2 (Telephone Charging Districts) to the document known as the ‘Telstra Public Switched Telephone Service Tariff’ forming part of the document known as the ‘Telstra Basic Carriage Service Tariff’ as in force immediately before 1 July 1997.
charging precinct see Attachment 4 (Telephone Charging Precincts) to the document known as the ‘Telstra Public Switched Telephone Service Tariff’ forming part of the document known as the ‘Telstra Basic Carriage Service Tariff’ as in force immediately before 1 July 1997.
charging zone see Attachment 3 (Telephone Charging Zones) to the document known as the ‘Telstra Public Switched Telephone Service Tariff’ forming part of the document known as the ‘Telstra Basic Carriage Service Tariff’ as in force immediately before 1 July 1997.
commencing day means the day when this plan commences.
community service means a carriage service providing access to information or assistance of significant community value.
complex application see subsection 6.10 (2).
country code means a set of digits that indicates the country to which an international call is made.
data country code see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
data network access service means a carriage service allowing a telephone end-user to gain access, by a computer or similar means, to a data network (in particular, a packet-switched network), or to particular facilities and features available on a data network.
data network identification code means a unit by which data terminal numbers are allocated to carriage service providers (see Part 2 of Schedule 5).
data number see section 4.3.
data terminal number means the usual form of address available in making a data network call (see Part 2 of Schedule 5).
designated authority see subsection 465 (1) of the Act.
digital mobile service means a mobile telephone service supplied by a network using digital modulation techniques.
eligible local call see section 225 of the Act.
emergency service organisation means a service mentioned in subsection 466 (1) of the Act for provision of assistance in connection with emergencies.
equivalent service see section 11.4.
escape code means:
(a) for a data number—the code mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 5; or
(b) for a private numbering scheme—a single-digit prefix established by a customer:
(i) for use by a select group of end-users, generally (but not necessarily) in the customer’s immediate circle; and
(ii) to indicate that the digits dialled following the escape code are for calls to end-users that are not part of the select group.
exchange service area means an area:
(a) surrounding an exchange to which blocks of numbers are assigned; and
(b) defined by the carriage service provider to which the numbers are allocated as the area in which the numbers will be made available for issue.
facsimile service means a carriage service enabling an end-user to apply certain features or facilities to transmitting or receiving a facsimile message.
freephone service means a carriage service in which:
(a) a customer issued with a number is charged for calls to the number for the service; and
(b) the call charge for calls made to the number for the service from a standard telephone service (other than a public mobile telecommunications service) is zero.
geographic number see section 3.3.
geographic routing code see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
holds, for a number, has the same meaning as in section 17 of the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.
implementation date see section 11.2.
incoming only international number means a number that is for use in connection with the supply of an incoming only international service.
incoming only international service means a carriage service:
(a) by which incoming calls from outside Australia are routed to an Australian carriage service provider; and
(b) for which access is not available for calls originating in Australia.
interim date see subsection 11.7 (4).
internal network service means a carriage service having numbers:
(a) none of which is accessible by, or to, an end-user; or
(b) any of which, if used, is translated to a different number as a way of applying certain features or facilities to the call.
internal number means a number with the following characteristics:
(a) it is not allocated by the ACA;
(b) it is used in connection with the supply of a virtual private network service;
(c) it indicates a feature of, or an address in, a telecommunications network used to supply a virtual private network service.
international direct dial service means a carriage service allowing an end‑user to dial international calls directly, without the assistance of an operator.
international directory assistance service means a carriage service:
(a) provided to an end-user to help find the number of a customer at a location outside Australia; and
(b) provided by an operator or by means of:
(i) an automated voice response system; or
(ii) another technology-based system.
international faults and service difficulties service means a carriage service provided to a customer for dealing with faults and service difficulties relating to international calls.
international number means a number with only the following components:
(a) the number starts with a set of digits that consists of a country code for a country other than Australia;
(b) the country code is followed by an area code (if any) used in the country, without the leading number ‘0’ (if any);
(c) the number ends with a telephone number used in the country.
international service means a carriage service allowing an end-user to make calls to destinations outside Australia.
limited portability see section 11.2.
local number (also known as subscriber number) means a set of digits that is a component of a geographic number and that, when dialled, gives the caller access to:
(a) a customer at a place that has the same area code as the caller; or
(b) a carriage service, content service, or a service associated with a carriage service or content service, supplied or operated at a place that has the same area code as the caller.
local rate number means a number used for a local rate service.
local rate service means a carriage service:
(a) that is capable of voice telephony; and
(b) that, for a call, involves the translation of the number dialled in making the call to a number that identifies a point of termination for the call; and
(c) that is not a local service; and
(d) for which:
(i) the call charge for calls made using a standard telephone service (other than a public mobile telecommunications service) is equal to, or less than, the call charge for local calls; and
(ii) responsibility for the residual charge for calls (if any) lies with the person to whom the number is issued.
local service means a carriage service:
(a) that is capable of voice telephony; and
(b) that is provided for receiving incoming calls at, wholly or principally, 1 fixed location where that location is in an area identifiable, by the carriage service provider with which the call originates, from the number called and is:
(i) a switching facility; or
(ii) the premises occupied or used by a customer; or
(iii) in the immediate vicinity of the premises occupied or used by a customer.
low charge amount see subsection 3.13 (4).
mass calling service means a carriage service for which:
(a) incoming calls are expected to be high volume, and possibly of short duration; and
(b) special handling of calls by a carriage service provider may be provided to avoid network overloading.
mobile telephone service means:
(a) a carriage service that has the same meaning as public mobile telecommunications service in section 32 of the Act (other than paragraph 32 (1) (c)); or
(b) a carriage service supplied or used in connection with that carriage service.
national and international operator call connection service means a carriage service provided to a customer to enable national and international calls to be made:
(a) with the assistance of an operator; or
(b) by means of an automated voice response system or another technology-based system.
network activation, for a number, means the process:
(a) by which the number is recognised by a given network; and
(b) that allows calls to the number to be originated on, or transited through, the network.
network code see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
network terminal number see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
non-ported number see section 11.2.
non-selectable carriage service means a carriage service that does not allow a customer to select the carriage service provider supplying the carriage service for a number by pre-selection or by the use of a pre-selection over-ride code.
number of broad geographic significance see section 3.7.
number of local geographic significance see sections 3.5 and 3.6.
number pool see section 6.3.
number portability see section 10.2.
operator service means a carriage service provided by an operator or which requires the assistance of an operator to complete a call made by an end-user.
Notes:
1. The operator may be a person or an automated interface with the end-user.
2. Frequently-used operator services include directory assistance and fault reporting.
originating access carriage service provider means a carriage service provider that provides access for connection by a customer to outgoing carriage services.
originating access service means a carriage service that connects a customer to outgoing carriage services.
originator see subsection 8.8 (1).
paging service means a carriage service allowing an end-user to initiate signals or messages to be sent to a portable wireless receiving unit at which the signal is received, or on which the message is displayed.
pooled number see section 6.3.
portable number see section 11.2.
portable service see section 11.2.
ported number see section 11.2.
premium rate service means a carriage service for which the call charge for calls made by a standard telephone service is at a premium rate, independent of content or delivery technology.
Note: A premium rate service often provides information to a caller or allows the caller to provide information.
pre-selection over-ride code means an over-ride dial code for selecting alternative carriage service providers on a call-by-call basis or to support use, by a carriage service provider, of the dial plan to facilitate interconnection between carriage service providers.
pre-selection over-ride service means a carriage service that involves the use of a controlled network, or a controlled facility, that in accordance with a determination under section 349 of the Act, provides over-ride dial codes for selecting alternative carriage service providers on a call-by-call basis.
pre-selection verification service means a carriage service provided to a customer to enable identification of the carriage service provider that is pre-selected for a standard telephone service.
prime service deliverer means a carriage service provider that makes an agreement with a customer to provide a carriage service.
private network identification code see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
private network terminal number see Part 2 of Schedule 5.
private number see section 3.26.
private numbering scheme means a facility, offered as part of a carriage service, by which:
(a) a customer of a carriage service provider may establish a series of numbers intended for use by a select group of telephone users, generally (but not necessarily) in the customer’s immediate circle; and
(b) a telephone user in the group may make calls to other users in the group by dialling the numbers established under the facility.
Note: Arrangements supporting private numbering plans, including the ability to make calls to numbers established under a plan, may also exist without being part of the supply of a carriage service (eg a private network established by a PABX). Those arrangements are not covered by the definition of private numbering scheme.
public interest service means a carriage service:
(a) providing access to information or assistance of wide public interest; and
(b) that is not, of itself, a source of commercial benefit.
Note: A public information service may give information about commercial products or services, even though the public information service is not a source of commercial benefit.
public number means a number specified in section 2.2 for use in connection with the supply of carriage services to the public in Australia.
receiving carriage service provider see subsection 8.8 (2).
restricted access service means a carriage service for which a prospective customer is required to register with the relevant content service provider as a user of that service.
Note: A restricted access service may give information or similar services to particular groups of customers, or deny them to particular groups. The restrictions may be related to censorship provisions, but this is not the only possible reason.
ring back price service means a carriage service for which an end-user who has made and completed a call receives a call advising the end-user of the cost of the completed call.
routine application see subsection 6.10 (1).
satellite telephone service means a carriage service allowing end-users to make and receive calls via a satellite-based facility.
selectable carriage service means a carriage service that allows a customer to select the carriage service provider supplying the operator service for a number by pre-selection or by the use of a pre-selection over-ride code.
service profile means a record containing all the information about a customer of a universal personal telecommunications service necessary to provide the customer with the service.
Note: Each service profile is associated with a single universal personal telecommunications number.
shared number see sections 3.16 and 3.17.
special call service means a carriage service allowing an end-user:
(a) to make conference calls or broadcast calls; or
(b) to create or maintain a group address list for use in making calls to multiple customers; or
(c) to create or maintain codes to facilitate abbreviated calling.
special services number see section 3.11.
standard zone unit means:
(a) the area of a charging precinct; or
(b) the area of a charging zone, excluding the area of any charging precincts in the charging zone.
supplementary control service means a carriage service allowing an end‑user to start, change or end an additional capability that, in some way, makes an originating access or associated service more useful.
Examples of supplementary control services:
1. Starting, modifying and ending call forwarding services.
2. Starting, modifying and ending call waiting services.
terminating access carriage service provider means a carriage service provider that provides access for connection by a customer to incoming carriage services.
testing service means a carriage service allowing an end-user to test features of the customer’s telephone or a carriage service provider’s network.
Example of testing device:
A demonstration of the different tones used by a carriage service provider’s network (such as ring tone or busy tone).
transit carriage service provider means a carriage service provider supplying a transit service which interconnects carriage service providers for the purpose of extending a carriage service.
universal personal telecommunications profile access service means a carriage service allowing a customer of a universal personal telecommunications service to:
(a) establish, modify and otherwise make use of the customer’s service profile; or
(b) make calls so that the call charge for an outgoing call is billed only to an account associated with the universal personal telecommunications service.
universal personal telecommunications service means a carriage service:
(a) allowing a customer to receive calls, from any telephone terminal attached to a carriage service provider’s network, that were made to a universal personal telecommunications number issued to the customer; and
(b) includes a service profile for each customer to allow:
(i) a carriage service provider’s network to direct calls to an appropriate telephone terminal; or
(ii) a telephone terminal to be identified in advance as the reception point for calls to a given universal personal telecommunications number.
virtual private network service means a carriage service the features of which could be provided using a private telecommunications network.
Note: The service is virtual because the transmission and switching facilities used by a carriage service provider to achieve the private network are, effectively, shared by all customers using that carriage service provider’s virtual private network service.
NOTE: Definitions A number of expressions used in this plan are defined in the Telecommunications Act 1997 (see section 7), including: - Australia
- carriage service
- carriage service intermediary
- carriage service provider
- carrier
- content service
- emergency call service
- emergency service number
- facility
- immediate circle
- national universal service provider
- public mobile telecommunications service
- service provider.
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