98 No. 37261 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24 JANUARY 2014 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS ABET ACA ASGISA AM ADSL ARs ASA ATFT ATR ATSC AUSTEL B2B B2C Barriers to Entry BBBEE BBC BCCSA BER BIIC BITF BOT BPO BRIC Broadband Adult Basic Education and Training Association for Communication and Advertising Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa Amplitude Modulation - used for radio broadcasts Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Audience Ratings Advertising Standards Authority The Association for Transformation in Film and Television Annual Training Report American Telecommunication Standard Council Australian Telecommunications regulatory authority Business to Business Business to Consumer Obstacles that impede a firm's ability to enter a market, and may include factors such as regulations, technology and economics Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment British Broadcasting Corporation Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa Bureau for Economic Research Broadband Inter-Governmental Implementation Committee Black Information Technology Forum Build-Operate-Transfer Business Process Outsourcing Brazil, Russia, India and China an ecosystem of high capacity, high speed and high quality electronic networks, services, applications and content that enhances the variety, uses and value of information and communications for BUSA CAGR C-band CCC CCTV CEPD CERTS CHAMSA Co Labs Comp Com COSATU CPA CPE CRASA CRSP CSIR CSIRTSs CSO CSSA Cyberspace different types of users. Business Unity South Africa Compound Annual Growth Rate The frequency band from 4-6 Ghz - used mainly for distribution of television signals to terrestrial relay transmitters. Complaints and Compliance Committee (of ICASA) Closed Circuit Television Centre of Education Policy Development Computer Emergency Response Teams Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa e-Skills knowledge coordination and production hubs Competition Commission of South Africa Congress of South African Trade Unions Consumer Protection Act, Act 68 of 2008 Customer Premises Equipment - refers to telecommunications equipment, of various specifications, that is installed at a customer's site Communication Regulators' Association of Southern Africa Community Radio Support Programme Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Computer Security Incident Response Teams Community Service Obligations Computer Society South Africa The Internet/ electronic/ digital environment 94 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za