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Ordinance On The Protection Of Public Telecommunications Networks And Telecommunications Services

Original Language Title: Bekendtgørelse om sikring af offentlige telenet og teletjenester

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Publication on the safeguarding of public telecommunications networks and telecommunications services

In accordance with section 86 (2), Paragraph 1 and paragraph. 4, and paragraph 112 (4). 2 and paragraph 1. 3, in the law on competition and consumer relations in the telecommunications market, cf. Law Order no. 780 of 28. June 2007, as amended by law no. 325 of 30. In April 2008, according to Article 3 (3), the authorisation shall be adopted. 1, no. 1, in the notice. 575 of 18. June 2009 on red alert for electronic communications networks and services :

Objective

§ 1. The purpose of the announcement is to provide a guarantee of public telephone service provision in fixed telecommunications networks which meet the requirements of the emergency authorities for the use of such services during a crisis or war, as well as catastrophes and others ; Special situations in peacetime.

§ 2. The security referred to in § 1 shall provide subscribers specially designated by emergency authorities, a priority of access to use of public telephone service services in fixed telecommunications networks.

Definitions

§ 3. In the case of public telephony services in fixed telecommunications networks, two specific measures are taken : secure priority and safe access.

§ 4. Preferential priority means a fixed facility for access to use of public telephone services in fixed telnet to make calls prior to undesignated subscribers, cf. § 2.

§ 5. For guaranteed access, a special measure, which means that the subscribers have not been temporarily excluded from the use of public telephone services in fixed telecommunications networks, shall mean a special measure.

Paragraph 2. Secured access shall be introduced in the cases where the safety of priority does not provide adequate secure and rapid traffic management.

§ 6. For the purpose of the requesting authority, the authorities responsible for ensuring the public voice telephone service are understood to be the contingency authority.

Responsibility

§ 7. The providers of public telephone services in fixed telecommunications networks shall establish, execute and maintain both administrative and technical measures for the implementation of guaranteed priority and guarantee access for subscribers designated by emergency services.

Paragraph 2. New providers must have established the existing ones in paragraph 1. The said measures shall be taken no later than 1 years after the start of the date.

§ 8. Moves a subscriber with its direct accesses to another provider of public voice telephony services in the fixed telecommunications network, the provider must inform the new provider of the local subscriber ' s security status and the receiving provider shall inform the requesting emergency authority of the changed relationship.

Paragraph 2. The Confirmation Authority shall confirm in writing to the new provider receipt of the one in paragraph 1. 1 mentioned notification. Except as otherwise stated in this context, the responsibilities as described in Section 6 (2) shall be considered as specified in section 6. One, too long for the new provider.

Paragraph 3. The providers of public telephone services in fixed telecommunications networks shall, without undue delay, inform the requesting authority, provided that, in addition to the provisions of paragraph 1, it shall be notified to the requesting emergency. 1 is made changes to a subscription that is relevant to the established security.

§ 9. The providers of public telephone services in fixed telecommunications networks shall ensure that the total number of subscribers established with an established security system does not exceed a percentage of the number of the subscriber ' s subscriber. The amount of this share shall be fixed by the IT and Telecommunications Services Committee, having negotiated with the individual providers of public telephone service providers in fixed telecommunications networks.

Paragraph 2. Extents of public telephone services in fixed telecommunications networks shall, without undue delay, inform the IT and Telecommunications Management Board and the requesting emergency authorities when the number of the local subscribers with the establishment of a system is more than the one in which it shall exceed the provisions of paragraph 1. 1 the limit laid down.

Paragraph 3. Where the fixed limit referred to in paragraph 1 is referred to in paragraph 1, Paragraph 1 shall be exceeded by the operator concerned by public telephone service provider in fixed telecommunications networks without undue delay in order to bring the total number of subscribers established under this limit in the individual central.

§ 10. The providers of public telephone services in fixed telecommunications networks shall at any time without undue delay communicate to the IT and Telecommunications Agency and to the requesting authorities, in the event of a technical or operational situation that does not ; possible to initiate secured access, cf. Section 6 (2). 1.

Penalty provisions

§ 11. Penis punished. The one who breached the section 7, section 8, paragraph 8. 1, and Clause 10 or refuses to provide information pursuant to section 10.

Paragraph 2. Companies can be imposed on companies, etc. (legal persons) punishable by the rules of Chapter 5 of the penal code.

Entry into force

§ 12. The announcement shall enter into force on 1. July, 2009.

Paragraph 2. Publication no. 421 of 21. The end of May 2008 on the safeguarding of public telecommunications networks and telecommunications services is lifted.

IT and Telecommunications, the 18. June 2009Jørgen Abild Andersen / Flemming Faber