personal identification number and other user data such as the
phone book.
SIM-Card Enabled
All Telecommunications services provided by an Affected
Telecommunications
Licensee to a Subscriber by means of a SIM Card (including,
Service(s):
unless specified to the contrary, a Prepaid Telecommunications
Service).
SMS:
The short messaging service provided by an Affected Licensee
used to transmit and receive short text messages to and from short
messaging service enabled devices.
Subscriber:
The natural person, Commercial Entity or Government Entity that
purchases
or
has
an
existing
SIM-Card
Enabled
Telecommunications Service.
Subscriber Database:
The database containing the Subscriber Information, maintained
and updated by the Affected Licensee as more particularly
described in Article 11.
Subscriber Information:
The Natural Person Subscriber Information and/or the Commercial
Entity Subscriber Information and/or the Government Entity
Subscriber Information.
Suspension:
The process by which a SIM-Card Enabled Telecommunications
Service is temporarily disabled, except to allow access to
emergency service numbers, as defined in the National
Numbering Plan and the Affected Licensee customer care
numbers. For the avoidance of doubt during the period of
suspension no calls, SMS messages or MMS messages may be
received. The term “Suspend” shall be construed accordingly.
Telecommunications Law:
Legislative Decree No. 48 of 2002 of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Point of Sale
The
place
where
the
sale
of
the
SIM-Card
Enabled
Telecommunications Service has been completed and includes
Approved Resellers and Outlets
Verification:
The process for confirming that the Identification Credentials
accurately identify the Subscriber, more particularly described in
Article 4 for natural persons and Article 6 for Corporate and
Government Entities. The term “Verified” and any other derivative
thereof shall be construed accordingly.
Verification Scan:
A scan conducted through an Electronic Device for the purposes
of determining a natural person’s identity.
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