In these regulations unless the context indicated otherwise:

"Act"

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

"Authority"

means the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa established by section 3 of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (Act No. 13 of 2000);

"ECS"

means an Electronic Communications Services as defined in the Electronic Communications Act; 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005);

"ECN"

means an Electronic Communications Network as defined in the Electronic Communications Act; 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005);

"ECNS"

means an Electronic Communications Network Service as defined in the Electronic Communications Act; 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005);

"Effective date"

means the date specified in the licence which may be a past, present or future date from the date of signature;

[Definition substituted by section 2 of Schedule 3 of Notice No. 131, GG44328, dated 25 March 2021]

"Licence"

means the Class Electronic Communications Network Service Licence issued to the Licensee in the form contained in Annexure C of these regulations;

"Licensee"

means the person named in the Licence and issued with a licence to provide services in terms of Chapter 3 of the Act.