of such Market and preclude the existence or the continuation of competition therein. The Authority
shall designate such position in the Telecommunications Markets, taking into account the rules of
the competition and antitrust law in force.
“User”: any person who uses or benefits from Public Telecommunications Services.
“Subscriber”: any person that receives Telecommunications Services based on a subscription
contract with an Operator or Service Provider.
“Allocation”: (concerning the Radio-Frequency Spectrum): the apportionment of segments of the
Radio Frequency Spectrum among the various services that use such Spectrum.
“Assignment”: (concerning the Radio-Frequency Spectrum): the assignment of certain frequencies
for usage by Frequency Licensees, taking into account the Allocation of such Spectrum.
“Supreme Committee for Radio-Frequency Spectrum Planning”: the committee founded
pursuant to this Law for the purpose of developing, revising and amending the National Plan for
Radio-Frequency Spectrum.
“National Numbering Plan”: the plan developed by the Authority for the allocation and usage of
subscribers’ and services’ access-numbers to be used in the provision of Telecommunications
Services.
“Telecommunications Facilities”: the facilities, networks, requirement, and tangible and
intangible resources that are owned, possessed or provided by a Telecommunications Operator or
Service Provider.
“Essential Telecommunications Facilities”: the Telecommunications Facilities are owned,
possessed or provided by a limited number of Licensees, which use is required by other Operators
or Service Providers to provide their services, because it would not be technically or economically
feasible to duplicate them or provide an alternative. These Facilities include buildings, towers,
antennas masts, cables, channels, local loop, switches, easements – right of way and others, as
determined by the Authority.
“Interconnection” or “Network Connection”: the physical or logical connection between
Telecommunications Networks, at technically feasible points, for the purpose of allowing
Subscribers in one of the networks to connect with Subscribers in another network, or acquire
services provided by that other network..
“Access”: the making available by one Operator of its Telecommunications Facilities or
Telecommunications Network to another Operator, or getting telecommunications services from
such Operator, including in particular giving access to Telecommunications Facilities, making
available roaming over mobile telecommunication networks, connection of Telecommunications
Equipment by wire or wireless means.
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