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CAP. 411A
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 68/2001.
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
THE KENYA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS, 2001
Part 1—Preliminary
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Kenya Communications
Regulations, 2001.
Interpretation.
1 of 2009, s.3.
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
Cap. 411A.
2 of 1998.
“Act” means the Kenya Information and Communications Act;
“basic telecommunications service” means a service offered to
subscribers which provides such subscribers with a telephone connection to,
and a unique local telephone number address on a licensed local access provider
and which enables such subscribers to place calls to, or receive calls from, other
telecommunications stations on those systems and shall include residence and
business line services;
“basic telephone service” means a service provided to the public which
allows end users to transmit and receive real time voice communications,
including voice telephony service, public pay telephone service, operator
assisted services, local, domestic and international long distance telephone
services whether by wire or wireless means as well as basic, non-packet switched
data communications, such as facsimile transmissions but does not include
advanced or enhanced telephone services or dedicated data communications
services such as paging services;
“basic telephony” means fixed or mobile communications service in
which a two-way connections are established without any deliberate removal
or addition to the information content transmitted over that connection or any
additional service having been provided thereof;
“circuit” means the physical connection or path of channels or conductors
and equipment between two given points through which an electric current
may be established;
“contract” means any agreement, arrangement, bond, commitment,
franchise, indemnity, indenture, instrument, lease, concession, licence or
understanding, whether in writing or not in writing;
“communications” shall, where used in these Regulations refer to
telecommunication, postal and radio communications services;
“Commission” means the Communications Commission of Kenya
established under section 3 of the Act;
“confidential business information” means a proprietary information of
a trade, commercial or financial nature that is—
(a) of a kind that would customarily not be released to the public by