ENDNOTES 1- Amended by Federal Law by Decree No. (5) of 2008 Amending the Provisions of the Federal Law by Decree No. (3) of 2003 Regarding the Organization of the Telecommunications Sector. 2- In the translation of this Article, the word “user” used in the previous translation has been replaced by the word “subscriber”, not because of a legislative change, but because the word “subscriber” more accurately reflects the meaning of the original Arabic. 3- Chapter 2 (Articles (2) to (5)) was repealed by Federal Law by Decree No. (5) of 2008 Amending the Provisions of the Federal Law by Decree No. (3) of 2003 Regarding the Organization of the Telecommunications Sector. 4- Repealed by Federal Law by Decree No. (5) of 2008 Amending the Provisions of the Federal Law by Decree No. (3) of 2003 Regarding the Organization of the Telecommunications Sector. 5- The term “Supreme Committee” was replaced with the term “Board” pursuant to the Federal Law by Decree No. (5) of 2008 Amending the Provisions of the Federal Law by Decree No. (3) of 2003 Regarding the Organization of the Telecommunications Sector. 6- The term “Supreme Committee” was replaced with the term “Board” pursuant to the Federal Law by Decree No. (5) of 2008 Amending the Provisions of the Federal Law by Decree No. (3) of 2003 Regarding the Organization of the Telecommunications Sector. However, it must be noted that despite this amendment, the first financial budget of the Authority was actually set by a decision of the Supreme Committee, in accordance with the provisions of this law, as it was constituted at that time. 7- The term “Supreme Committee” was replaced with the term “Cabinet or its delegate” pursuant to the Federal Law by Decree No. (5) of 2008 Amending the Provisions of the Federal Law by Decree No. (3) of 2003 Regarding the Organization of the Telecommunications Sector. 8- In the translation of this Article, the phrase “juridical Licensee” used in the previous translation has been replaced with the phrase “juridical entity”, not because of a legislative change, but because the substituted phrase more accurately reflects the meaning of the original Arabic. 9- In the translation of this Article, the phrase “perform the following authorities’’ has been replaced by the phrase “exercise the following powers”, not because of a legislative change, but because the substituted phrase more accurately reflects the meaning of the original Arabic. 41