Authority

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

EC Act

Electronic Communications Act

ECN

Electronic Communications Network

ECNS

Electronic Communications Network Services

ECS

Electronic Communications Services

ECT

Electronic Communications Transactions

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

ICASA

Independent Communications Authority

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

IGRF

Inter Governmental Relations Framework

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

Kbps

kilo bits per second

Mbps

Mega bits per second

Multimedia

Data, voice and audio visual

Needy persons

As determined in terms of the EC Act

OECD

Organisation for Economic Development

SADC

South African Development Community

SMME

Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise

SOE

State Owned Enterprise

Universal access

As determined in terms of the EC Act (means universal access to electronic communications network services, electronic communications services and broadcasting services as determined from time to time in terms of chapter 14)

Universal service

As determined in terms of the EC Act (means the universal provision of electronic communications services and broadcasting services as determined from time to time in terms of chapter 14)

USAF

Universal Service and Access Fund

WSIS

World Summit on Information Society