4) the planned use or the actual use of the numbering does not comply with the conditions for the use of
numbering provided for in the Estonian numbering plan or does not conform to other legislation regulating the
use of numbering;
5) the short number or identification code has been issued to another person;
6) the use of the numbering is inefficient;
61) the numbering resources are depleted;
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7) the person fails to secure the obligation imposed on numbering authorisation holders provided for in
subsection 11of § 32 of this Act; or
8) the numbering is planned to be taken efficiently into use later than six months after application for the
numbering authorisation.
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(2) Clause 61of subsection 1 of this section does not apply to communications undertakings.
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§ 37. Suspension of right to use numbering and revocation of numbering authorisation
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(1) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may suspend the right to use the numbering
granted by the numbering authorisation if the holder of the numbering authorisation fails to eliminate a violation
of the conditions provided for in this Act, the legislation established on the basis thereof or the numbering
authorisation within one month after the time when the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory
Authority notified the holder of the numbering authorisation of violation of the conditions and gave the holder
an opportunity to express its opinion.
(2) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority shall revoke a decision to suspend the right
to use the numbering granted by a numbering authorisation immediately after the circumstances which are the
bases for the suspension cease to exist.
(3) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may revoke a numbering authorisation if:
1) the use of the rights granted by the numbering authorisation has not commenced efficiently within six
months after the grant of the numbering authorisation or within such other term as prescribed in the numbering
authorisation or if the holder of the numbering authorisation has terminated the use of the rights granted by the
numbering authorisation,
2) the holder of the numbering authorisation has materially or repeatedly violated the conditions of use of
numbering or the numbering authorisation,
3) after the grant of the numbering authorisation it becomes evident that the bases specified in clauses 2–7 of §
36 of this Act existed before the grant of the numbering authorisation,
4) the right to use the numbering has been suspended pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and the holder of
numbering authorisation has not eliminated the violation on which the suspension was based within one month
after the date on which the decision on suspension was made, unless the Consumer Protection and Technical
Regulatory Authority has granted a longer term.
(4) The decision of the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority to suspend the right to use the
numbering granted by the numbering authorisation or revoke a numbering authorisation shall be delivered to the
holder of the numbering authorisation within three working days after the decision on suspension or revocation
is made.
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§ 38. Number reservation
(1) A person who holds a valid numbering authorisation has the right to reserve a number. Reservation of a
number grants the holder of the numbering authorisation the right to use the specific number.
(2) A number is reserved and the reservation of a number is cancelled by the holder of the numbering
authorisation through the database created therefor.
(3) A number shall not be reserved if:
1) the number is reserved for another person,
2) the person who wishes to make a reservation does not hold a valid numbering authorisation or the right to
use the numbering granted by the numbering authorisation has been suspended, or
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3) the quantity of numbers which the person wishes to reserve exceeds the quantity of numbers permitted to be
used according to the numbering authorisation.
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