“Radio Frequency Spectrum” shall mean the range of electromagnetic frequencies
below 3000 GHz used for Broadcasting or Telecommunications.
“Right of Way” shall mean legal permission to use the property of a public or
private entity for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a Telecommunications
Network.
“Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Somali Communications Commission.
“Service Provider” shall mean an entity authorized by the Commission pursuant
to Title VI of this Act to provide Services.
“Significant Market Power” shall mean the ability to materially affect the price
supply in the relevant market for telecommunications services as a result of either control
over essential facilities; or use of its position in the market.
“Telecommunications” shall mean the transmission, between or among points
specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form
or content of the information as sent and received.
“Telecommunications Frequency” shall mean any portion of the Radio Frequency
Spectrum that the Commission allocates for the provision of Telecommunications.
“Telecommunications Network” shall mean the facilities by which a
Telecommunications Service Provider makes Telecommunications Services available to
the public or to a private network.
“Telecommunications Service” shall mean the provision by a Licensee of the
conveyance of Telecommunications for a fee directly to the public.
“Telecommunications Service Provider” shall mean an entity authorized by the
Commission pursuant to Title VI of this Act to provide Telecommunications Services.
“Universal Access” shall mean the availability to all users, regardless of their
geographic location, of Telecommunications Services of a quality specified by the
Commission and at suitable prices.
“Universal Access Fund” shall mean the mechanism that the Commission may
prescribe to support the provision of Universal Access of a quality and price that the
Commission determines to be acceptable.
III.
THE COMMISSION
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