[13th March]
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Supplement to Official Gaiette
"licensee" means the holder of a licence;
"Licensing Authority" means the Licensing Authority established by section 3 of the Licences Act;
"message" means any communication sent, received or made
by telecomml,mication, or given to any person to be sent by
telecommunication orto be delivered;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Broadcasting
and Telecommunication;
"number portability" means the ability of users ofa telecommunication seryice to retain at the same location existing telecommunication numbers without any impairment of quality, .
reI iabi lity or convenience when changing from one.telecommunication service licensee to another;
"numbering system" means a system consisting of distinguishing numbers or letters by which connection between different terminal equipment points can be established through the
use ofa telecommunication facility;
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"programme" means sounds or visual images or a combination of sounds and visual images that are intended to inform
or entertain but does not include visual images, whether or
.not combined with sounds, that consist predominantly of al.,dnumeric text;
"radio communication service" means a service involving the
transmission, emissi~~or reception of radio waves for specific telecommunication purposes;
"radio waves" means electromagnetic waves offrequencies
arbitrarily lower than 3000 GHz propagated in space without
artifiCial waveguide;
"ship" includes every description ofvessel used innavigation, or propelled by oars, and includes hovercraft but does
not include military ships of the Republic;
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