GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30 NOVEMBER 2001 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMENDMENT ACT, 2001 No. 22889 13 Act No. 64,2001 Insertion of sections 36A and 36B in Act 103 of 1996 11. The following sections are hereby inserted in the principal Act after section 36: “Contents of expression ‘public switched telecommunicationservice’ 36A. (1) A ‘public switched telecommunication service’ shall be a telecommunication service to Ihe general public on a subscription basis, which shall include services such as(a) national long-distance telecommunication service; ( b ) international telecommunication service; (c) local access telecommunic,ation service contemplated in section 39; (d) public pay-telephone service; (e) maritime telecommunicatim service; (f) service comprising the prcmvision of telegrams; (g) fixed-mobile services; ( h ) the supply of telecommunications equipment, the installation, bringing into service, maintenance and repair of that part of the public switched telecommunication network that is provided, maintained and operated by the public switched telecommunication services licensee for the purposes of providing any telecommunication service, suchas the provision of telecommmication circuits for(i)private circuits; (ii) links between sites of the same operator or multiple operators; (iii) telecommunication fl.cilities used for the provision of private telecommunication networks; (iv)telecommunication facilities used forthe provision of valueadded network services; (v) telecommunication facilities used for the provision of telecommunication services in under-serviced areas contemplated in section 40A; (vi) telecommunication fazilities used to provide voice over internet protocol; (vii) third generation telecommunication facilities; (viii) telecommunication facilities to provide fixed-mobile services in the 1800 MHz frequency band; and (i) any other service reasonably complementary to the provision of those services (whether provided on a fixed or fixed mobile basis) such as the provision, repair and maintenance of equipmentlocated on a customer’s premises and any other telecommunications apparatus of any kind. 5 10 1.5 l0 l.5 30 35 Contents of expression ‘public switched telecommunicationnetworks’ 36B. (1) A ‘public switched .:elecommunication networks’ shall be the telecommunication systems wtich are installed or otherwise provided, maintained and operated by a public switched telecommunication service licensee for the purpose of proLiding public switched telecommunication services and fixed-mobile services such as(a) a local access network; (b) a national long-distance network; and (c) aninternational network; by whatever means such as copper cables,wireless loops, microwave links, optic fibre cables, satellite ear:h stations, space segments and satellite systems, by means of which signals can be conveyed between all or any of(i) two or more terminal connection points; (ii) two or more network conncction points; (iii) a terminal connection point. and a network connection point; (iv) a terminal connection point or a network connection point, as the case may be, and a corresponding point in another country; (v) a public pay-telephone and the terminal connection point, a network connection point or a corresponding point in anothercountry. $0 45 50 55