(Telecompaper) The ACM has extended sanctions against Tele2 Netherlands for using 06 numbers for services other than mobile telephony. in April, the regulator threatened to fine Tele2 if it did not stop the practice. Tele2 appealed, but the ACM rejected its objections and left the deadline of 12 August for Tele2 to stop the services. Tele2 can still appeal again. The 06 number series is reserved for mobile lines in the Netherlands, but the regulator found that Tele2 was using some numbers for equipment at a fixed location to support SMS traffic with mobile phones. For this type of SMS service, operators are expected to use the 097 number series, reserved for M2M and data-only applications. The number restrictions are due to the limited number of 06 numbers remaining.