14.1. Allocation of rights of use of numbers for electronic communications services


The following tables contain data on trends in the allocation of rights of use of numbering since 2008, including the volume of numbers arising from the allocations made during 2012, and the volume of recovered numbers.

Table 18. Geographic numbers - evolution reported in the national situation

Year

Allocated and/or
Reserved (A) or
Recovered (R)

Geographic numbers1

Lisbon
Geographic
Area

Geographic
Area of Porto

Other geographical
areas

Totals

2008

A

190 000

70 000

1 040 000

1 300 000

R

10 000

10 000

590 000

610 000

2009

A

180 000

60 000

30 000

270 000

R

0

0

490 000

490 000

2010

A

280 000

160 000

170 000

610 000

R

0

0

0

0

2011

A

20 000

0

20 000

40 000

R

20 000

20 000

470 000

510 000

2012

A

30 000

20 000

200 000

250 000

R

0

0

0

0

Source: ICP-ANACOM.

Table 19. Non-geographic numbers - evolution reported in the national situation

Year

Allocated and/or
Reserved (A) or
Recovered (R)

Nomadic VoIP
Services2

 Short
Numbers3

Translation and
 voice mail services4

Data Services
(ISP)5

MTS6

Totals7

2008

A

290 000

5

164 503

300

2 600 000

3 054 808

R

50 000

8

140 000

400

350 000

540 408

2009

A

70 000

4

0

0

1 500 000

1 570 004

R

120 000

6

160 000

0

0

580 006

2010

A

100 000

0

21 100

0

0

121 100

R

0

2

10 000

0

0

10 002

2011

A

10 000

0

10 000

0

0

20 000

R

20 000

6

140 000

0

1 160 006

2012

A

10 000

1

10 000

0

600 000

620 001

R

20 000

4

60 000

200

0

80 204

Source: ICP-ANACOM.

An outline is given below of the cumulative values of numbers assigned nationally since 2008, with a reversal in the reduction in numbers in 2011. This is due to stabilization in the situation resulting from the introduction of numbering fees in 2009 and the absence of corporate mergers and dissolutions during this period. The increased volume of non-geographic numbers allocated in 2012 results from the emergence of new MTS providers.

The number of short numbers allocated in 2009 was amended from two to four.

Table 20. Accumulated value of numbers allocated nationally

Year

Geographic
numbers

Non-geographic
numbers

2008

7 250 000

6 474 055

2009

7 030 000

7 764 053

2010

7 640 000

7 875 151

2011

7 170 000

6 735 145

2012

7 420 000

7 274 942

Source: ICP-ANACOM.

Graph 32. Accumulated value of numbers allocated nationally

Cumulative values of numbers assigned nationally since 2008 with a reversal in the reduction in numbers in 2011 and a increased volume of non-geographic numbers allocated in 2012. 

Source: ICP-ANACOM.

Notes
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1 Numbers are allocated in blocks of 10,000, except in the 80080 range, where numbers are allocated individually. Translation services are provided using the 707, 708, 760, 761, 762, 800, 808 and 809 ranges of the NNP, while the voice mail service is provided in the 600 range.
2 VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol.
3 Corresponds to the 10xy, 116xyz, 14x (y), 15xy, 16xyz and 18xyz ranges. Numbers are allocated individually, except in the 116xyz range, where numbers are allocated in blocks of 10.
4 Numbers are allocated in blocks of 10 000, except in the 80080 range, where numbers are allocated individually. Translation services are provided using the 707, 708, 760, 761, 762, 800, 808 and 809 ranges of the NNP, while the voice mail service is provided in the 600 range.
5 Numbers are allocated in blocks of 100, with the last three digits set at zero for 67 range (data services).
6 Numbers are allocated in blocks of 10 000, except in the 92 range. Rights of use of numbering are allocated implicitly for the ''609'' and ''669'' range for access to the voicemail service, respectively, mail box consultation and message leaving, and the ''639'' and ''659'' numbering range, respectively, for access to mobile fax and data services.
7 The totals do not include the numbers returned from the Mobile Trunking Service (300 000 and 1 000 000 numbers respectively in 2009 and 2011).