Article (2):
Wherever the following words and phrases appear in this Law, they shall have the meanings
assigned to them hereunder unless the context indicates otherwise:
Ministry:
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MoICT).
Minister:
Minister of Information and Communications Technology.
Commission:
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) established pursuant to the provisions
of this Law.
Board:
Board of Commissioners of the Commission.
Chairperson:
Chairperson of the Board.
Telecommunications:
Any conveyance, emission, reception. or transmission of signs, signals, sounds, images or
data of any nature by means of wire, radio, photic or any other means of electronic systems.
Telecommunications Service:
A service which consists, wholly or partly, of the transmission, reception or routing of
information on Telecommunications networks by means of any Telecommunications process.
Public Telecommunications Service:
A Telecommunications service provided for compensation to the Beneficiaries in general or a
certain category thereof in accordance with this Law.
Information Technology:
Generation, manipulation and storage of information using electronic means.
Radio Waves:
Electromagnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3,000 gigahertz, propagated in space
without artificial guides.