A 344
2003 No. 19
Communications
“Licensee” means a person who either holds an individual licence or undertakes
activities which are subject to a class licence granted under this Act ;
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility
for Communications ;
“Minister of Finance” means the Federal Minister for the time being charged
with the responsibility for Finance ;
“Ministry” means the Federal Ministry for the time being charged with the
responsibility for Communications ;
“National Frequency Plan” means the frequency plan prepared under Part II
of Chapter III and Part I of Chapter VIII for the management of any part or all of
the national spectrum ;
“Network facilities” means any element or combination of elements of physical
infrastructure used principally for or in connection with the provision of services
but does not include customer equipment ;
“Network facilities provider” means a person who is an owner of any network
facilities ;
“Network service” means a service “for carrying communications by means
of guided or unguided electromagnetic radiation ;
“Network service provider” means a person who provides network services ;
“NFM Council” means National Frequency Management Council ;
“Number” means a number, letter or symbol ;
“Numbering and electronic addressing plan” means the numbering and
electronic addressing plan developed under Part II of Chapter VIII ;
“Owner” means the legal or beneficial owner ;
“Person” includes a corporate body or partnership and where an individual is
required to represent a corporate body or partnership in any circumstance pursuant
to this Act or its subsidiary legislation it shall be sufficient if in the case of a—
(a) corporate body, it is represented by its competent officer ; and
(b) partnership, it is represented by a partner in the partnership or a competent
employee of the partnership ;
“President” means the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ;
“Publication” of any information by the Commission pursuant to this Act or
its subsidiary legislation, except otherwise specified in any particular section of
this Act, shall be deemed as sufficiently effected if it is posted at the Commission’s
website and published in at least two widely circulating national newspapers ;
“Publication” of any information by a licensee pursuant to this Act or its
subsidiary legislation, except otherwise specified in any particular section of this
Act, shall be deemed as sufficiently effected if it is—
(a) officially sent to the Commission ;
(b) published at the licensee’s website ;
(c) made publicly and readily available to any member of the public at the