6) “Consumer” means any person who receives or has received Telecommunications
Services from a Licensee by virtue of a service subscription agreement into which he
enters or accepts the terms set forth by the Licensee.
7) “Directory” means information published electronically or in hardcopy by a
Licensee that includes names and fixed or fixed wireless line telephone numbers of
its Consumers, and for business Consumers who would use a mobile, fixed or fixed
wireless number as their primary number, solely to the extent the Consumer has
agreed, in writing or any other verifiable means, to having his name and/or business
name and related number included in the Directory.
8) “License” means any License that has been issued by the Authority.
9) “Licensee” means a person who has been issued a License by the Authority.
10) “Notification of Resolution” means a Licensee’s final decision for resolution of a
Complaint, or rejection of a Complaint, which must be indicated in writing or by any
other verifiable means.
11) “Person” means any natural or juridical person and any reference to the male gender
shall apply equally to the female gender.
12) “Personal Data” shall mean any information relating to an identified or identifiable
natural person leading to identify such person, directly or indirectly in particular by
reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data,
telephone number, traffic and billing data, and other personal information in the
context of Telecommunications Services.
13) “Proclamation” means the Communications Service Proclamation No. 1148/2019.
14) “Working Days” shall mean business working days only and shall not include
Saturday, Sunday and any day that has been declared to be a public holiday by the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
3. Objective
The primary objective of this Directive is to ensure that the rights and interests of
Consumers of Telecommunications Services are protected pursuant to the requirements
set forth in the Proclamation, including their rights to information, privacy, safety,
choice, redress, Consumer education, and qualitative products and services.
4. Scope of Application
This Directive applies to all Licensees of the Authority and Consumers of
Telecommunications Service.
PART TWO
CODE OF CONDUCT
5. Obligation to Establish a Code of Conduct
1) All Licensees shall develop a Code of Conduct that shall specify the rights of
Consumers, including the Consumer’s right to lodge a Complaint with the Licensee
and where the Complaint is unresolved, to file a Complaint with the Authority.
2) The Licensees’ Code of Conduct shall include the requirements set forth in Parts
Three to Seven of this Directive.
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