Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsNumber Portability Regulations, 201811. Principles for ported numbers services |
(1) | A recipient operator must not request to port a number for any subscriber unless it has received a verified request from that subscriber. |
(2) | To promote transparency and alert subscribers that a number has been ported, the call-originating operator must issue a warning to the calling subscriber before connecting the call. |
(3) | The call-originating operator must not charge the calling subscriber for the duration in which the warning is being applied. The warning must comprise of three audible beeps. |