addressing of network services, national plan and applications services.
4. Establishment of a National Communication and Numbering Plan.
The Commission shall establish a National Communication Numbering and
Address Plan and control all communication numbers and addresses to ensure
fairness and efficiency by—
(a) undertaking planning, allocations and monitoring;
(b) maintaining the national communication numbering and address register for all
licensees in respect of resources which have been assigned;
(c) facilitating maintenance of the national electronic address and users register;
(d) managing postal codes and national addressing systems;
(e) assigning call signs to all amateur radio operators in the country; and
(f) issuing maritime mobile service identity numbers for maritime vessels
registered in Kenya.
5. Administration and planning of numbering and communication addresses.
(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;