Electronic and Postal Communications (Radio communications and Frequency
Spectrum)
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pecuniary interest;
“authorised officer” means any person authorised by the
Authority to act on its behalf;
“Authority” means the Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority established under
the Tanzania
Communications Regulatory Authority Act;
“base station” means a radio communications transmitter and its
associated infrastructure including any antenna, housing
and other equipment in the land mobile service;
“fixed station” means a station in the fixed service;
“fixed service” means a radio communications service between
specified fixed points;
“earth station” means a station located either on the earth’s
surface and intended for communications with one or
more stations of the same kind by means of one or more
reflecting satellites or other objects in space;
“land mobile service” means a mobile service between a base
station and a land mobile station or between land
mobile stations themselves;
“land station” means a station in the mobile service not intended
to be used while in motion;
“licence” means any licence issued to frequency spectrum users
under the provisions of the Acts;
“licensee” means any person who holds a licence;
“localised radio communications” means communications by
radio covering short distance using low power
transmitter;
“mobile service” means a radio communications service
between mobile and land stations, or between mobile
stations themselves;
“mobile station” means a station in the mobile service intended
to be used in motion or during halts at unspecified
points;
“network” means two or more stations operated by a person and
used or intended to be used in communications with one
another;
“private network” means a network which exists to meet the

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