(i) New Mobile site: A new Mobile site shall be any mobile site which is not fully developed and operational as of the date of issuance of these instructions. (j) Passive Infrastructure sharing: Passive infrastructure sharing is the sharing of non-electronic infrastructure and facility. It includes sharing of physical sites, buildings, shelters, towers/masts, electric power supply and battery backup, grounding/earthing, air conditioning, security arrangement, poles, ducts, trenches. (k) Active infrastructure Sharing: Active infrastructure sharing is the sharing of electronic infrastructure and facility. It includes sharing of Base Transceiver Station (BTS), spectrum, antenna, feeder cable, Radio Access Network (RAN), microwave radio equipment, billing platform, switching centers, router, Base Station Controller (BSC) /Radio Network Controller (RNC), optical Fiber/ wired access and backbone transmission network, database etc. (l) Telecommunication facility: Any cables, wires, lines, wave guides, antennas and any other equipment that is used or associated with the provision of one or more telecommunications services. (m) Mobile site with grid access: A mobile site, which has and makes use of access to the national electricity grid. Power generators (and/or batteries) are only used as a backup in case of power failure from the electricity grid. (n) Mobile site without grid access: A mobile site, which does not have access to the national electricity grid. In this case, power is provided by on-site (usually diesel-powered) generators. 3. Objectives The objectives of these guidelines are as follows: - - - - To protect the social and physical environment from potential negative impacts, while at the same time not restricting the development of essential telecommunications infrastructure. Minimize disturbance to the environment and loss of amenity in the provision of the telecommunications infrastructure. To protect the environment by reducing the land use as well as infrastructure and facility installations thereby not changing the aesthetic of the country’s landscape. To maximize the use of network facilities including but not limited to network capacity and capabilities, base station sites, backbone, towers etc. To proportionate infrastructure ownership that shall enhance sharing and reduce dependency, as well as duplication of investment for network facilities. In this context “Infrastructure sharing means the joint use of telecommunication infrastructures and facilities by two or more 3