accordance with the provisions of this law.
Private Communications Network: Communications system operated for the interest of one person,
or group of persons bound by joint ownership to serving their private needs.
Peripheral Communications Devices: Communications devices used by the beneficiary either to
transmit, receive, pass or disconnect a communication.
Beneficiary/User: A person who benefits from the public communications service or intends to use
the same in purposes related to telecommunication processes.
Communication Devices: Any devices, tools, means, or wire/wireless telecommunication systems
used or are intended to be used for telecommunication purposes and are part of a telecommunication
network linked thereto or within its components. That includes local and international radio
communication devices.
Licensing: A permission granted by the Authority, the contract, or the agreement signed between the
Authority and the person allowing him to establish, operate, and manage a public telecommunication
network, or provide public telecommunication services, or use radio frequencies in accordance with
the provisions of this law and regulations issued thereunder.
Licensee or Service Provider: The person licensed to provide a service or more of
telecommunication services to the public; or licensed to manage, establish or operate a
telecommunication network or internet service to provide communication service to the public which
includes information or content providers provided through telecommunication network.
Partner: A person who is party to a contract with a public telecommunication operator for providing
telecommunication services.
Qualitative Approval: An approval to use specific types of telecommunication devices and terminal
telecommunication devices and permission for their entry.
National Frequencies Distribution Table: The table which contains the distribution of the
frequencies spectrum into bands to be used to provide the various telecommunication services in
conformity with the frequencies distribution table issued by the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU).
National Frequencies Distribution Plan: The plan that contains the technical criteria approved by the
Authority to use the frequencies bands contained in the National Frequencies Distribution Table while
observing the national security requirements in using such bands.
Distribution of Frequency Bundles: Entering the frequency bands in the National Frequencies
Distribution Table to be used in one or more of the space or terrestrial radio frequencies or radio
astronomical services in accordance with specific conditions.
Allocation: The permission granted by the Authority to a radio station to use frequencies or a specific
radio channel in accordance with special conditions laid down by the Authority.
National Frequencies Allocation Register: This is a special register that contains all information relevant
to channels and frequencies assigned or allocated to civil radio stations and others.
Radio Station: One or more transmission or reception device or a joint combination thereof including
the auxiliary devices present in a specific location to provide the radio telecommunication or
astronomical radio or radio services.
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