9) “National Subscriber Registry” means information concerning Subscribers that the Authority shall require for the purpose of consolidating and harmonizing the database of Subscribers maintained by Telecommunications Operators. 10) “Personal Information” means the private information and records relating to a Subscriber leading to identify such Subscriber including his or her identity, address, or telephone number and/or traffic and billing data and/or other personal information. 11) “Proxy Registration” means registration on behalf of a Subscriber by a person who legally represents the actual Subscriber. 12) “Registration” means the process of recording the Identification Details of a person as a Subscriber by a Telecommunications Operator or an Agent, Dealer or Distributor. 13) “SIM Card” means the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) which is an independent electronically-activated device designed for use in conjunction with a telecommunication apparatus to enable the user of the telecommunication apparatus to transmit and receive communications by providing access to telecommunications systems and enabling such telecommunications systems to identify the particular SIM and its installed information. 14) “Subscriber” means any person who receives Telecommunications Services and pays the corresponding fees for a certain period of time by virtue of an agreement that he or she enters into or accepts the terms set forth by a Telecommunications Operator. 15) “Suspend” means to temporarily disable a Subscriber’s access to Telecommunications Services provided by a Telecommunications Operator. 16) “Telecommunications Operator” means an entity authorized by the Authority pursuant to the Proclamation to provide Telecommunications Service. 17) “Telecommunications Operator Database” means a Subscriber information database containing registration information of Subscribers who are customers of the Telecommunications Operator. 3. Objective To provide a regulatory framework for the registration of all SIM Card users, and for the control, administration, and management of the National Subscriber Registry managed by the Authority, in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (“Ethiopia”). 4. Scope of Application 1) This Directive shall apply to all Telecommunications Operators and their Authorized Agents, Dealers, and Distributors who sell SIM Cards to Subscribers for use in Ethiopia and all persons who use a SIM Card issued by and registered with the Telecommunications Operator in Ethiopia but shall not extend to users of SIM Cards issued by foreign Telecommunications Operators, notwithstanding those users who are roaming on the network of a Telecommunications Operator in Ethiopia. 2) This Directive further applies to all Telecommunications Operators who shall establish a Telecommunications Operator Database where its purpose is to store Subscriber information in a secure database to protect the Subscriber’s information. 2