Individual Authorisation for Use of Numbers

• List of numbers

1. Individual authorisation for use of numbers shall be the decision of the Office on allocation of numbers.
2. The Office shall allocate numbers in line with Section 6, Subsection 4 based on an application of an undertaking providing public network, public services or public network and public service within three weeks following the delivery of a complete application.
3. The application for allocation of numbers shall contain:
   1. Name and identification data of the applicant,
   2. Information about the requested numbers,
   3. Purpose for which such numbers are going to be used,
   4. Period of usage of the numbers.
4. The decision on allocation of numbers shall include:
   1. Name and other identification data of the undertaking to which the numbers are allocated,
   2. Allocated numbers and definition of the service for which the number shall be used, including any requirements related to provision of this service, effective and efficient use of numbers,
   3. Requirements for number portability,
   4. Specific terms and conditions for the use of allocated numbers,
   5. Period for which the numbers are allocated
   6. Annual amount of payment for the used numbers and the way in which it is to be paid,
   7. Obligation to submit a report on the use of the allocated numbers to the Office once a year within the period of time stipulated in the decision,
   8. Obligations resulting from international agreements related to use of numbers.
5. The Office shall not allocate the numbers if:
   1. The numbering plan does not enable allocation of numbers,
   2. The applicant does not fulfill conditions for allocation of numbers, or
   3. The applicant breaches conditions of the valid allocation of numbers.
6. The Office shall decide on a change of an allocated number, if:
   1. It is necessary for the compliance with the obligations of the Slovak Republic resulting from international agreements or from the membership of the Slovak Republic in an international organization;
   2. It is necessary from the viewpoint of state defense, security of the state, and public order protection,
   3. It is, due to technical or operational reasons, necessary in order to maintain security of public traffic,
   4. It is in the interest of adaptation to market requirements or requirements of users,
   5. There has been any change in the circumstances based on which the number was allocated,
   6. There is a justified request of the undertaking to which the number was allocated.
7. In the proceedings pursuant to Subsection 6, the Office shall inform the undertaking entitled to use of numbers on the intended change in writing. Based on such written information, the undertaking may provide its statement to the intended change, within four weeks following its delivery.
8. The undertaking entitled to use of numbers must comply with the decision of the Office on change of number allocation pursuant to Subsection 6, Letters a) to e) in the period determined by the Office and upon its own cost. If such decision was issued based on reasons listed under Subsection 6, Letters a) to e), the undertaking shall not be entitled to compensation.
9. The Office shall decide to withdraw the allocated number if:
   1. The undertaking providing public networks, public services:
      1. Fails to comply with the obligations stipulated herein or in the decision on the allocation or change of the number, although it was notified of the possibility of withdrawal of the number in writing and the failure has not been remedied within the stipulated period; the above-mentioned shall not apply to the annual payment for the allocated numbers,
      2. Was not using the number for a period of at least 12 months following the allocation or stopped using the allocated numbers for at least three months,
      3. Has not rendered the annual payment for the allocated numbers within three months after its due date,
   2. It is necessary from the viewpoint of state defense and security and protection of public order;
10. The decision on allocation of a number shall become invalid on the day of:
    1. Expiration of the period for which the number was allocated,
    2. Notification of the undertaking that it returns the numbers,
    3. Notification of the undertaking that it terminates provision of the network, service or network and service,
    4. Which the decision on revoking the numbers come into force.
11. A number can be allocated to another undertaking only after six months following the expiration of validity of the previous decision on allocation of that number.
12. The undertaking to which numbers were used shall be obliged to pay an annual payment of up to SKK 20,000 according to the price list or its equivalent in EUR based on the exchange rate set by the National Bank of Slovakia (hereinafter as “equivalent in EUR”). The price list shall be determined in a generally binding legal regulation issued by the Office.