Electronic Communications Act, 2008 ACT 775 "electronic communications" means any communication through the use of wire, radio optical or electromagnetic transmission emission or receiving system or any part of these; "electronic communications network" means any wire, radio, optical or electromagnetic transmission, emission or receiving system, or any part of these, used for the provision of electronic communications service; "electronic communications service" includes a service providing electronic communications, a closed user group service, a private electronic communications service, a public electronic communications service, a radio communication service and a value added service; "facility" includes a physical component of electronic communications network, wires, lines, terrestrial and submarine cables, wave guides, optics or other equipment or object connected to post, pole, tower, standard, bracket, stay, strut, insulator, pipe, conduit, or similar thing used to carry, suspend, support or protect the structure or which is used for the purpose of electronic communications but does not include terminal equipment; "frequency authorisation" means an authorisation granted by the Authority under this Act; "frequency band" means a continuous frequency range of spectrum; "Fund" means the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication established under section 31; "Geographic market" means the geographic or demographic area, or any part of the area which an operator is authorised or licenced by the Authority to serve or in which an operator is authorised or licenced to operate; "harmful interference" means interference with the authorised use of spectrum that impedes, degrades, obstruc.ts or interrupts a broadcasting service or electronic communications service; "interconnection" means the linking of public electronic communications networks and services to allow the users of one public electronic communications service to communicate with users of another public electronic communications service; 66