22 No. 22889 Act No. 64,2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMENDMENT 30 NOVEMBER 200 I ACT, 2001 (2) 112 Emergency Centres shall develop and apply common technical standards and standard operating procedures as directed by the Minister from time to time by notice in the Gazette. (3) Subject to obtaining an appropriate radiofrequencylicence in accordance with section 30, 112 Emergency Centres may establish their own radio networks, provided such networks are used exclusively to communicate calls to 112 Emergency Centres or emergency organisations. (4) Emergency Centres may display the 112 public emergency number on public roads and other public places without cost.”. Amendment of section 89103 of Act 5 of 1996 10 30. Section 89 of the principal Act is hereby amended( a ) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: “( 1) The Authority shall prescribe= ( a ) a numbering plan for usein respect of telecommunication services(b) measures to ensure that nc.mber portability shall be introduced in 2005, 15 including(i) the creation of a national number portability database; and (ii) cost allocation and cost recovery among licensees.”; and (b) by the addition of the following subsections: “(4) The numbering plan ,contemplated in subsection ( l ) ( a ) shall be 20 non-discriminatory. (5)The Authority shall maintain and manage a central numberingdatabase system. (6) Every operator shall submit information on all numbers,including numbers of pre-paid subscribers, allocated to subscribers in terms of its 25 licence to the Authority.”. Insertion of sections 89A and 89B in Act 103 of 1996 31. The following sections are hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 89: “Directory services 89A. The Authoritv mav mescribe. or imDose throunh licence 30 conditions, as the case may be, measures in respect of directories and I directory enquiry services, regarding(a) the protection of personal data; (b) the protection of privacy; (c) language preferences; 35 (d) the prevention of fraud; ( e ) the prohibition of marketing and unfair trading practices; (fi the provision of assistance to law enforcement or other public safety officials; (g) related charges; 40 (h) the establishment of a national directory information database; and (i) such other related matters as the Authority shall determine. Government directory information service 89B. The Authority shall allocate a four digit number through which the public can access government directory information services free of 45 charge.”. Carrier pre-selection 89C. (1) TheAuthority shall prescribe regulations(a) establishing a framework forfacilities in terms of which subscribers to a telecommunication service can access the services of an intercon- 50 nected national long distance telecommunication operator and an international telecomm~~nication operator; and I