mination points of speech communications,
and also other forms of communication,
such as facsimile and data;
“publicly available telephone service” means a
service available to the public for originating and
receiving national and international calls and
access to emergency services through a number
or numbers in a national or international telephone
numbering plan, and where relevant, includes one
or more of the following services
(a)
the provision of operator assistance,
directory enquiry services, directories,
(b) the provision of public pay phones;
(c) the provision of service under special terms;
(d) the provision of special facilities for custom
ers with disabilities or with special social
needs; or
No. 4 of 2002
(e) the provision of non-geographic services;
“radio communication” means any emission,
broad-casting, transmission or reception of radio
waves specifically for communication purposes
“Regulatory Authority Act” means The Gambia
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Act, 2001;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for
information and communications;
“ service provider” means an operator;
“subscriber” means a person who is a party to a
contract with a provider of a publicly available
information and communications service or the
beneficiary of the provisions of tariffs, including
prices, terms and conditions of service, filed by an
operator as required by the Authority, for the
supply of the service;
“transmission” includes emission, switching and
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