6 Supplement "telecommunication" reception [13th March] to Official Gazette means any emission. transmission of signs, signals, speech, writing, or images. sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system or by any similar technical system; "telecommunication apparatus" means an apparatLis used for. or in respect of. te lecommun ication. and i nc Iudes but does not include a private radio receiving television receiver: "te lecommun '1 ~clcpl' set or private ication faci Iity" means any fac iIity. apparatus or other thing that isused or is capable of being used for telecommunication or for any operation directly connected with telecommunication and includes a transnlission bci lity: "telecommunication service" means oftelecommunication means a service provided vision in whole or in part of telecommunication a~~)flted equipment b) facilities and includes the pm- whether facil ities and by s~le. lease or otherwise: "tefbgraphy" meansa transmission of written matter by the use ofa signal code: "terminal equipment" system of telecommunication means telecommunication which is intended tobe used or operated for the equipment by a telec"""'" cation service subscriber; ,.:. $--0"S ", "transl11 ission facility" means any wire. cable, radio. optical or other electromagnetic system or any sim ilar technical system for the transm issionof inte IIigence between network te':;111ination points, but does not include any exempt m issiDnapparatus: "universal service"means as may be determined such telecommunication trans- service by the Minister as a service that needs to be provided byalicensee to an area o(community served, or not adequately served. by such a service, not