Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)RegulationsCall Termination Regulations, 20141. Definitions |
In these Regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act; has the meaning so assigned, and the following words and expressions shall have the meaning set out below:
"2010 Regulations"
means the Call Termination Regulation, 2010/11 published under Notice 1015 of 2010 in Government Gazette 33698 of 29 October 2010;
"the Act"
means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005);
"Authority"
means the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa;
"BON"
means between ON geographic area codes as specified in the Numbering Plans Regulations;
"ECNS"
means an electronic communications network service as defined in the Act;
"ECS"
means an electronic communications service as defined in the Act;
"Fixed Wholesale voice Call Termination Service"
means a wholesale voice call termination service provided by an ECNS or ECS licensee to a fixed location;
"Mobile Wholesale Voice Call Termination Service"
means a wholesale voice call termination service provided by an ECNS or ECS licensee to mobile subscriber equipment enabled by wireless technology;
"Numbering Plan Regulations"
means the Numbering Plan Regulations, 2012, published under Notice 790 in government Gazette 35737 of 2 October 2012;
"Reference Interconnection Offer" or "RIO"
means a document, approved by the Authority, setting out the standard terms and conditions for interconnection agreements;
"SMP"
means significant market power as defined in section 67(5) of the Act;
"WON"
means within a ON geographic area code as specified in Regulation 6 of the Numbering Plan Regulatuions.