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Telecom numbering: allocation and resource records
A numbering allocation concerns an identified block, code or resource category and the conditions attached to its use. France and Switzerland use their own allocation authorities and frameworks. Record the holder, decision, service, activation evidence and proposed changes before comparing charges or return conditions. Allocation entitlement remains separate from the live routing and portability information used between networks.
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Who is entitled to apply to the relevant national authority?
France: L44 provides allocation conditions including a conditional innovative-service route, so identify the actual applicant and resource. Switzerland: ORAT 4 and 20 address applications and the relevant supplier’s intended E.164 service; eligibility is not presumed from a generic business label.
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Which resource category matches the intended service?
France: identify service, resource format and intended use under the numbering plan before choosing a category. Switzerland: ORAT 1 separates addressing resources from excluded domain names; neither domain control nor a trade mark establishes an administrative number-block entitlement.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Who is entitled to apply to the relevant national authority?
France: L44 provides allocation conditions including a conditional innovative-service route, so identify the actual applicant and resource. Switzerland: ORAT 4 and 20 address applications and the relevant supplier’s intended E.164 service; eligibility is not presumed from a generic business label.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What block, range or code has already been allocated?
France: preserve the allocation decision, holder, range or code and conditions. Switzerland: connect the same actual decision and subsequent changes with the resource inventory; a commercial order or submitted application is not the authority’s allocation decision.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Numbering entitlement and use register
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- Jurisdiction
- France
- Requested resource
- Block B1, category to identify
- Holder and decision
- Operator A, decision D1
- Use and activation
- Service S1, activation evidence
- Change or return
- Unchanged scope, review R1
Allocation entitlement remains separate from the live routing and portability information used between networks.
What evidence records actual use and activation?
France: compare planned activation and actual use evidence for the allocated resource. Switzerland: ORAT 21 includes a three-year use plan in the relevant block application and ORAT 22 distinguishes annual inventory categories; routing data alone does not establish every allocation condition.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Preparation reference: Numbering entitlement and use register
| Preparation question | Point to verify |
|---|---|
| Which resource category matches the intended service? | France: identify service, resource format and intended use under the numbering plan before choosing a category. Switzerland: ORAT 1 separates addressing resources from excluded domain names; neither domain control nor a trade mark establishes an administrative number-block entitlement. |
| Who is entitled to apply to the relevant national authority? | France: L44 provides allocation conditions including a conditional innovative-service route, so identify the actual applicant and resource. Switzerland: ORAT 4 and 20 address applications and the relevant supplier’s intended E.164 service; eligibility is not presumed from a generic business label. |
| What block, range or code has already been allocated? | France: preserve the allocation decision, holder, range or code and conditions. Switzerland: connect the same actual decision and subsequent changes with the resource inventory; a commercial order or submitted application is not the authority’s allocation decision. |
| What evidence records actual use and activation? | France: compare planned activation and actual use evidence for the allocated resource. Switzerland: ORAT 21 includes a three-year use plan in the relevant block application and ORAT 22 distinguishes annual inventory categories; routing data alone does not establish every allocation condition. |
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which changes to the holder or use require an update?
France: record holder and use changes and examine the applicable authority agreement or update route. Switzerland: ORAT 8 ties permitted use to the decision and requires authority permission for a changed purpose; holder transfer has its own conditions to examine.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
A numbering allocation concerns an identified block, code or resource category and the conditions attached to its use. France and Switzerland use their own allocation authorities and frameworks. Record the holder, decision, service, activation evidence and proposed changes before comparing charges or return conditions. Allocation entitlement remains separate from the live routing and portability information used between networks.
How do allocation charges differ from recurring fees?
France: separate a relevant application cost, annual numbering tax and other actual charges by legal basis and period. Switzerland: LTC 40 provides an administrative-fee foundation, but this tool supplies no universal category fee or recurring amount; preserve the actual applicable schedule.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What transfer, withdrawal or return conditions apply to the resource?
France: compare allocation conditions, transfer approval, withdrawal and return evidence rather than treating resources as freely transferable intellectual property. Switzerland: retain the actual revocation or return framework and decision; ORAT 11 grounds do not establish an unreviewed universal return deadline.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Why must allocation entitlement remain separate from live portability records?
France: allocation records identify the administrative right while portability records identify live network changes. Switzerland: the same separation remains under LTC 28; allocated blocks, ported numbers and actual serving-network events should not be silently collapsed into one ownership statement.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What other questions arise in this file?
Who is entitled to apply to the relevant national authority?
France: L44 provides allocation conditions including a conditional innovative-service route, so identify the actual applicant and resource. Switzerland: ORAT 4 and 20 address applications and the relevant supplier’s intended E.164 service; eligibility is not presumed from a generic business label.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
What evidence records actual use and activation?
France: compare planned activation and actual use evidence for the allocated resource. Switzerland: ORAT 21 includes a three-year use plan in the relevant block application and ORAT 22 distinguishes annual inventory categories; routing data alone does not establish every allocation condition.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
How do allocation charges differ from recurring fees?
France: separate a relevant application cost, annual numbering tax and other actual charges by legal basis and period. Switzerland: LTC 40 provides an administrative-fee foundation, but this tool supplies no universal category fee or recurring amount; preserve the actual applicable schedule.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Why must allocation entitlement remain separate from live portability records?
France: allocation records identify the administrative right while portability records identify live network changes. Switzerland: the same separation remains under LTC 28; allocated blocks, ported numbers and actual serving-network events should not be silently collapsed into one ownership statement.
CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2
Which official references should you consult?
- CPCE L44 and L44-4 : L44-Ibis, L44-IIter, L44-IIwww.legifrance.gouv.fr
- ARCEP decision2022-2148 of6December2022www.arcep.fr
- Loi sur les télécommunications : 28, 40www.fedlex.admin.ch
- Ordonnance sur les ressources d’adressage dans le domaine des télécommunications : 1, 4, 20, 21, 22, 8, 11www.fedlex.admin.ch
- PTA784.101.113/1.10 edition2www.bakom.admin.ch
Texts cited last checked: 3 November 2026