reception;
“transport” includes conveyance;
“Union” means the International Telecommunica
tions Union;
“universal access obligation” means the obligation
to
(a) provide basic telephone services for so
cial reason at an affordable price or free of
charge to statutorily designated persons
pursuant to rules and regulations made by
the Authority; or
(b) contribute to the Fund;
“universal service” means a defined minimum set
of services of specified quality which is available to
all users independent of their geographical
location, and in the light of specific national
conditions, at an affordable price;
“user” means a person who uses, or requests, a
publicly available information and communications
service, and includes a subscriber.
Scope of this Act
3. (1) This Act applies to all information and com
munications services and systems as defined in
this Act, other than those specially exempted under
this Act.
(2) This Act does not apply to information and
communications equipment (particularly radio sys
tems and information and communications terminal
equipment) manufactured and used exclusively for
national defence purposes, the use of those
frequencies shall be defined in accordance with the
definitions in this Act.
Consultation of
stake-holders
4. (1) Except in relation to
(a) any complaint or dispute being dealt with in
accordance with this Act;
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