IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 84P of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998, the Minister for Information and Communications, in consultation with the Communications Commission of Kenya, makes the following Regulations:— THE KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND SERVICE) REGULATIONS, 2010 1. Citation. These Regulations shall be cited as the Kenya Information and Communications (Universal Access and Service) Regulations, 2010. 2. Interpretation. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires— “Advisory Council” means the Universal Service Advisory Council established under section 102A of the Act; “Designated population” means individuals, households, groups, communities or institutions determined by the Commission, from time to time to be the target beneficiaries of universal access; “Fund” means the Universal Service (US) Fund established under section 84 J of the Act; “Licensee” means any person licensed under the Act; “Operating plan” means a plan prescribed by the Commission for the implementation of specific universal service programs and projects; “Subsidies” means assistance granted to support universal service programmes and projects; “Universal access” means access of one hundred percent by a designated population that can obtain, at the minimum, public access to quality and affordable communication systems and services; “Universal service” means access of one hundred percent by a designated population that is reasonably able to privately subscribe to and use particular