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CAP. 411A
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
[Subsidiary]
and
(f) issuing maritime mobile service identity numbers for maritime
vessels registered in Kenya.
Administration
and planning of
numbering and
communication
addresses.
5. (1) The Commission shall control, plan, administer and manage the
numbering and addressing of communications systems and services.
(2) The Commission shall develop a numbering, and addressing plan for
the communications systems and services taking into account the numbering plan
subsisting immediately prior to the commencement of these Regulations.
(3) In the discharge of its functions under these Regulations, the
Commission shall liaise with the relevant international organizations dealing
with numbering and electronic addresses.
(4) Prior to the assignment and publication of any numbering plan, the
Commission shall ensure that the numbering plan—
(a) provides for allocation of numbers to licensees in sufficient
quantities in the manner determined by the Commission;
(b) allows for numbers to be allocated without undue delay;
(c) allows for the inclusion of as few digits as is practicable;
(d) does not confer an undue advantage on any licensee; and
(e) minimizes any inconvenience and costs that may be caused by the
implementation of the numbering plan to a licensee and to persons
using the communication systems.
(5) The numbering scheme of each licensee shall comply with the
Commission’s guidelines relating to the implementation of the national
numbering plan.
(6) The numbering and addressing plan may set out rules which may
include—
(a) the use of different numbers and addresses for different kinds of
services;
(b) the assignment of numbers and addresses;
(c) the transfer of assigned numbers and addresses;
(d) the use of assigned numbers and addresses;
(e) the portability of assigned numbers and addresses;
(f) the requirements that licensees maintain a plan for assigning and