APPENDIX
APPENDIX.SHORT CODE ANNUAL FEE
1. Short codes assigned to entities for cross-network commercial and non
commercial purposes shall be charged annual fee as shown in the table
below:
Category

Sub-Category

USSD
GOLD*

Type of services

1000

e-applications
(dialled with * and
#)

1000

SILVER**
Customer
Information Service

Authorization
Charges (USD)

BRONZE***
ORDINARY****

800
600

General Information,
Customer Care,
Helpline

200

*Gold Numbers:
Numbers with 4 repetitive digits (e.g 4444)
Number with 4 consecutive digits (e.g 3456)
**Silver Numbers:
Numbers with 3 repetitive digits (e.g 3444)
Numbers pairs (e.g 34 34, 22 55)
***Bronze Numbers:
Numbers with any 2 repetitive digits (10 22)
Numbers with any 3 consecutive digits (2 456)
****Ordinary Numbers:
Numbers not falling in any of the above category

2. A short code granted for a period less than one (1) year shall be subjected
to the same application as mentioned in Article 10. The annual fee shall be
computed on the base of the license duration rounded to the upper number
of months with a minimum fee corresponding to two (2) months.

(Sé)
Eng. Coletha U. RUHAMYA
CHAIRPERSON OF THE REGULATORY BOARD

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