Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)NoticesNational Broadband Policy7. Definitions and Acronyms |
Authority |
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) |
EC Act |
Electronic Communications Act |
ECN |
Electronic Communications Network |
ECNS |
Electronic Communications Network Services |
ECS |
Electronic Communications Services |
ECT |
Electronic Communications Transactions |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
ICASA |
Independent Communications Authority |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies |
IGRF |
Inter Governmental Relations Framework |
ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
Kbps |
kilo bits per second |
Mbps |
Mega bits per second |
Multimedia |
Data, voice and audio visual |
Needy persons |
As determined in terms of the EC Act |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Development |
SADC |
South African Development Community |
SMME |
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise |
SOE |
State Owned Enterprise |
Universal access |
As determined in terms of the EC Act (means universal access to electronic communications network services, electronic communications services and broadcasting services as determined from time to time in terms of chapter 14) |
Universal service |
As determined in terms of the EC Act (means the universal provision of electronic communications services and broadcasting services as determined from time to time in terms of chapter 14) |
USAF |
Universal Service and Access Fund |
WSIS |
World Summit on Information Society |