Rev. 2011]
Kenya Information and Communications
CAP. 411A
THE KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
(UNIVERSAL ACCESS AND SERVICE) REGULATIONS, 2010
1. These Regulations shall be cited as the Kenya Information and
Communications (Universal Access and Service) Regulations, 2010.
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Advisory Council” means the Universal Service Advisory Council
established under section 102A of the Act;
“designated population” means individuals, households, groups,
communities or institutions determined by the Commission, from time to time
to be the target beneficiaries of universal access;
“Fund” means the Universal Service (US) Fund established under section
84 J of the Act ;
“licensee” means any person licensed under the Act;
“operating plan” means a plan prescribed by the Commission for the
implementation of specific universal service programs and projects;
“subsidies” means assistance granted to support universal service
programmes and projects;
“universal access” means access of one hundred percent by adesignated
population that can obtain, at the minimum, public access to quality and
affordable communication systems and services;
“universal service” means access of one hundred percent by a designated
population that is reasonably able to privately subscribe to and use particular
communication systems and services of a specified quality on an individual,
household or institutional basis including, among others, to the provision
of—
(a) public voice telephony;
(b) internet access; or
(c) other services by which people access efficient, affordable and
modern communications systems and services;
“unserved areas” means geographic areas where no designated level of
universal access is currently available;
“Universal Service Levy” means a levy charged by the Commission on
licensees for purposes of the Universal Service Fund;
“universal service programs” means the general macro-level universal
service initiatives aimed at achieving one or more of the universal service
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