Consumer Protection (Telecommunications Service) Regulation
CHAPTER 1
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, any word, phrase or expression used in this
Regulation shall have the meaning given to it in Article (1) of the Legislative Decree No.
(48) of 2002 Promulgating the Telecommunications Law of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and
the following terms and expressions shall have the following meaning:
Term
Advance
Period
Definition
Notice The notice period of at least one (1) month before any
proposed action to amend or rescind a Service Contract.
Advertiser
A Licensed Operator or a Third Party who Advertises an
Applicable Product or Service through any Advertising Means.
Advertisement
Advertising
or Content, which is directly or indirectly controlled by an
Advertiser, expressed in any language, and is communicated
through different Advertising Means with the intent to influence
a Consumer’s commercial choice, opinion and behaviour.
Advertising Means
Any material used for Advertising, which includes:
a) Television,
radio,
newspaper
advertisements;
b) brochures and leaflets;
c) direct mail and electronic mail;
d) any point of sale material;
e) packaging material;
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and
magazine