Public Voice Telephony Services: Commercial provision of direct transport, switching or routing of
voice telephony in real time between network termination points.
Radio Communication: Transmission of signals by means of electromagnetic waves transmitted using
radio spectrum.
Radio Spectrum License: License to use identified radio/spectrum frequency issued pursuant to the
Telecommunications ACT of 2007.
Regulations: A set of binding rules established by the LTA pursuant to the Telecom Act of 2007.
Risk Management - Identifying vulnerabilities in a network and developing a strategy to protect against
attack.
Roaming Service: Roaming is a general term that refers to the extending of connectivity service in a
location that is different from the home location where the service was registered.
Rural Community: Towns and villages with less than 5,000 people as per the June 2008 Liberia
Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS).
SAT3: Third phase development project for South African Telecommunications undersea fiber optic
transmission infrastructure that connects to other global networks carrying high-speed voice, data and
video traffic to and from countries in Africa.
Script kiddie - An unsophisticated cracker who uses cracking tools found on the Internet to gain access
to poorly protected computer systems.
Server - A computer set up to provide information on request via a network.
Service Agreement: Means any agreement between an operator and a subscriber or subscribers relating
to the provision and use of a telecommunications service.
Service Provider: A person or entity under permit or license by the LTA that provides a
telecommunications service to the public or who owns or operates a telecommunications network used to
provide telecommunications services to the public.
Service Quality Requirements: Conditions of license established by the Commission pursuant to Part
VI, Section 25 of the Telecommunications Act of 2007 for the purpose of improving the quality and
delivery of telecommunications services in Liberia.
Spam - Unsolicited bulk e-mail that may contain malicious software. Spam is now said to account for
around 81 percent of all e-mail traffic.
Spoofing - Making a message or transaction appear to come from a source other than the originator.
Spyware - Software that collects information without a user's knowledge and transfers it to a third party.
Subscriber: Any person provided with a telecommunications service by a licensee, and who is
responsible for payment of all charges and rentals.
Subscriber Line: Telecommunications link connecting the local telecommunications center to the
subscriber’s premises or telephone instrument or system.
Tariffs: Fees or charges levied by a telecommunications service operator to its subscribers.
Telecommunications Act of 2007: Current legislation for the telecommunications sector in the Republic
of Liberia.
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