Numbering Plan

(1) The PUC shall develop a plan for the numbering of all telecommunications services and shall administer the use of such numbers. (2) Numbers shall be administered by the PUC to ensure non-discriminatory usage and to facilitate competition. (3) In managing the plan for the allocation of numbers among the providers, the PUC shall have the power to reallocate and reassign numbers to the extent required for the implementation of the plan. (4) The PUC shall preserve, to the extent feasible, the assignment of numbers made prior to the enactment of this Act. (5) Number portability within existing fixed line exchanges shall be supported and technical considerations for number portability shall be included in the licences of all suppliers of 20 (6) The PUC shall be responsible for the administration of all telecommunication codes assigned to Belize by the International Telecommunication Union, including but not limited to numbering, call signs, maritime identification or other codes that may be assigned from time to time.