Common use of Common Short Codes Namespace Clause in Contracts

Common Short Codes Namespace. The industry will introduce the CSC service in 4Q03 using CSCs in the format of five (5) digit short codes. The digits 0 and 1 will not be used as the first digit of a CSC to avoid potential conflicts with existing dialing plans. The potential CSCs at introduction will be within the ranges: Some short codes within the range of potential CSCs will be reserved and therefore will not be available for assignment as a CSC. The remaining short codes within the defined range are eligible for use as CSCs. Each carrier retains the right to support traffic, or not support traffic for a leased CSC. However a carrier cannot use a leased CSC for a purpose other than that which it has been leased during its term. CSCs are only to be used between mobile devices and applications. A CSC registrant cannot lease, sublicense or otherwise transfer a CSC nor the rights to an application within that CSC to a third party, in accordance with the Registrant Sublicense Agreement.