Section 145, The National Communications Authority Act, 2022

(1) The Authority shall determine the level of processingfees charged for the reservation of numbering capacity, depending on the type of numbering requested. (2) Fees shall be determined in a transparent and nondiscriminatory manner, according to objective and published criteria. (3) The Authority shall determine the annual fees for the assignment of numbering capacity, depending on the type of numbering requested. (4) Fees shall be determined in a transparent and nondiscriminatory manner, in accordance with objective and published criteria. (5) Where the numbering capacity is assigned in portions, the annual fee shall be reduced proportionately. (6) The Authority shall set a deadline for the payment of the fees referred to under subsection (3) in the year for which they are due. (7) For the year in which the numbering capacity is assigned, fees shall be reduced proportionally to the number of complete months that remain in the calendar year on the date the Reservation assignment fees. (6) A resource for which revocation or withdrawal has been pronounced shall become free but it may not be reassigned until the expiration of one month unless it is requested by the former assignment holder. (7) Where the resource is withdrawn for reason of unsatisfactory utilisation, pursuant to subsection (6) , the resource may not be assigned again until at least the expiration of one month, regardless of the applicant. PART XXVIII-STANDARD OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT