General Notice No. 37 of 2021

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa » Extension of the use of the toll free number for Child...

Title	Independent Communications Authority of South Africa » Extension of the use of the toll free number for Child Helpline services
Department	ICASA
Gazette	National Gazettes, No. 44132 of 02 February, 2021, 6 page(s), 170Kb

STAATSKOERANT, 2 FEBRUARIE 2021                       No. 44132    3

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
                                              NOTICE ________of 2020
                                                   NOTICE 37 OF 2021

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

EXTENSION OF THE USE OF THE TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR CHILD HELPLINE

SERVICES

1.   The Independent  Communications Authority  of  South  Africa  (“the  Authority”)  hereby
                 extends the termination date of the number, 080 005 5555, for Child Helpline services,

to 15 March 2021.

2.   The Authority previously published an amendment to the Numbering Plan Regulations,
                 2016  in  Government Gazette  No  43230  of  15 April 2020.  Regulation 17(6)  of  the

Numbering Plan Regulations Amendment, 2020  states as follows:

“ nine (9) months after the publication of these Regulations, the code “116” will be the

exclusive number for Child Helpline services.”

3.   The  080 005 5555  tollfree number  for  Child helpline services was  therefore  to be
                 terminated on 15 January 2021, and the code “116” was to become the exclusive number

for Child Helpline services.

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