This statement sets out Ofcom’s final decision in relation to changes to specific application forms for Telephone Numbers – Form S18 for Reseller Identification (“RID”) Codes and Form S10 for Access Codes.
The changes to the Form S18 for Reseller Identification Codes are intended to ensure that Ofcom allocates codes that can be used as required by the allocatee and which should help to ensure that they can compete effectively in the market for the reselling of Carrier-Pre Selection (“CPS”).
The changes to Form S10 for Access Codes are intended to ensure that allocatees can apply for an Access Code from a range excluded from the list of Indirect Access (“IA”) Codes to which IA call barring is applied by Wholesale Line Rental (“WLR”) service providers. This means that endusers using one of these codes to obtain internet access over a line subject to WLR will be unaffected by WLR. The proposed change would help to ensure that allocatees can compete effectively in the market for IA services.