Guidelines and Application Procedure for Short Codes – Website Version, the full version may also be
accessed here.
For the application to be considered, the following documents are mandatory:
- Completed application form
- Application cover letter
- Certificate of incorporation/registration of company
The following guidelines are useful for completion of the application form fields marked M are Mandatory while those marked O are optional.
Section A: Applicant Information
A.1. Application type (M)
- Applicants should indicate if they are applying for allocation, De-allocation (if allocated number resources are being surrendered) or Reservation.
A.2. Application Information (M)
- Indicate the Company Name, License reference (applicable to licensed telecommunication operators or service providers) Business address, Website and Nature of business
- Indicate if they you are licensed operator or not and when applying for number reservation it is mandatory that your intention to be licensed is declared.
A.3. Applicant’s Contact for Clarification (M)
- Applicant’s contact person, phone number and fax number and email address are indicated in this section.
Declaration
A declaration at the end of this section must be signed.
Section B: Technical Information
B.1. Details of Numbers requested (M)
- Type of numbers requested: Tick on special numbers
- Range of numbers being requested: From the list of free short codes indicate your three preferred choices,
- Description of intended use: Indicates the type of service for which the short code will be used,
- Required Date: Indicated the date when the short code is required.
B.2. Existing number ranges held by applicant, relevant to this application (M)
- Indicate short codes or numbers already assigned to you. Indicate nil if you have none,
B.3. Applicant’s utilization of existing number allocations (where applicable) (M)
- Indicate utilisation of numbers indicated in B.2. Indicate N/A if you filled in Nil in B.2,
B.4. Comments (if Any) (O)
- Make comments relevant to the application are made in this section.
Section C: For official use
This part is only for use by the Authority official.