justify the application; and, k) Any other information that the Authority may, from time to time, require to assess the application. 3) For purposes of assessing the usage conditions of existing assignments referred in SubArticle (2)(h) of this Article, the Authority shall ensure: a) That the utilisation of the numbers already allocated to the Licensee are subject to the same usage conditions; and b) The utilization rate of numbers requested is not less than eighty percent (80%) for mobile and machine related numbers and less than sixty (60%) for geographic and other non-geographic numbers. 17. Content of Decisions on Applications for Assignments The Authority may refuse or grant an application for an Assignment and in granting of an Assignment it may be subject to variations in: 1) The quantity of Numbers included in the Assignment; and, 2) The particular Blocks included in the Assignment. 18. Factors in Evaluating Applications for Assignments In making a decision on an application for an Assignment, the Authority shall take into account the following facts: 1) Any earlier decisions about Assignments to the applicant or other Licensees for service similar to the intended services; 2) Any statements in the License of the applicant about eligibility for providing services or being assigned Numbers; 3) The Usage Conditions; 4) The digit analysis capabilities of communications networks that are operated in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; 5) The Utilization of the Assignment predicted over the next three (3) years after the grant of the Assignment; 6) The current Utilizations of existing Assignments to the applicant for the intended services as specified in the National Numbering Plan; 7) The quantity and fragmentation of Blocks that do not have “Assigned’ as their Allocation Status; and, 8) Any Contraventions by the Licensee pursuant to Article 49 of this Directive. 19. Timing of Decisions on Applications for Assignments 1) The Authority shall review and make decisions regarding applications for Assignments in the order in which the applications are received by the Authority. 2) The Authority shall communicate its decision on an application to the applicant, including reasons for any refusal of an application, within twenty (20) working days of receiving the application. 20. Assignments Conditions 1) The Authority shall require for each Assignment: 6

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