In these Regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act; has the meaning so assigned, and the following words and expressions shall have the meaning set out below:

"2010 Regulations"

means the Call Termination Regulation, 2010/11 published under Notice 1015 of 2010 in Government Gazette 33698 of 29 October 2010;

"the Act"

means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005);

"Authority"

means the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa;

"BON"

[Definition deleted by regulation 2(a) of Notice 1016 of 2018 - effective 1 October 2018]

"ECNS"

means an electronic communications network service as defined in the Act;

"ECS"

means an electronic communications service as defined in the Act;

"Fixed Wholesale voice Call Termination Service"

[Definition deleted by regulation 2(2.2) of Notice R5646, GG51718, dated 9 December 2024 - effective 1 July 2025]

"Mobile Wholesale Voice Call Termination Service"

[Definition deleted by regulation 2(2.2) of Notice R5646, GG51718, dated 9 December 2024 - effective 1 July 2025]

"New Entrant"

means a licensee who has been in the market for a period of less than 3 (three) years;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(2.1) of Notice R5646, GG51718, dated 9 December 2024 - effective 1 July 2025]

"Numbering Plan Regulations"

means the Numbering Plan Regulations, 2012, published under Notice 790 in government Gazette 35737 of 2 October 2012;

"Reference Interconnection Offer" or "RIO"

means a document, approved by the Authority, setting out the standard terms and conditions for interconnection agreements;

"SMP"

means significant market power as defined in section 67(5) of the Act;

"WON"

[Definition deleted by regulation 2(b) of Notice 1016 of 2018 - effective 1 October 2018]