(i) New Mobile site: A new Mobile site shall be any mobile site which is
not fully developed and operational as of the date of issuance of these
instructions.
(j) Passive Infrastructure sharing: Passive infrastructure sharing is the
sharing of non-electronic infrastructure and facility. It includes sharing
of physical sites, buildings, shelters, towers/masts, electric power
supply and battery backup, grounding/earthing, air conditioning,
security arrangement, poles, ducts, trenches.
(k) Active infrastructure Sharing: Active infrastructure sharing is the
sharing of electronic infrastructure and facility. It includes sharing of
Base Transceiver Station (BTS), spectrum, antenna, feeder cable, Radio
Access Network (RAN), microwave radio equipment, billing platform,
switching centers, router, Base Station Controller (BSC) /Radio Network
Controller (RNC), optical Fiber/ wired access and backbone
transmission network, database etc.
(l) Telecommunication facility: Any cables, wires, lines, wave guides,
antennas and any other equipment that is used or associated with the
provision of one or more telecommunications services.
(m) Mobile site with grid access: A mobile site, which has and makes use of
access to the national electricity grid. Power generators (and/or
batteries) are only used as a backup in case of power failure from the
electricity grid.
(n) Mobile site without grid access: A mobile site, which does not have
access to the national electricity grid. In this case, power is provided
by on-site (usually diesel-powered) generators.
3. Objectives
The objectives of these guidelines are as follows:
-
-
-
-
To protect the social and physical environment from potential negative
impacts, while at the same time not restricting the development of
essential telecommunications infrastructure.
Minimize disturbance to the environment and loss of amenity in the
provision of the telecommunications infrastructure.
To protect the environment by reducing the land use as well as
infrastructure and facility installations thereby not changing the
aesthetic of the country’s landscape.
To maximize the use of network facilities including but not limited to
network capacity and capabilities, base station sites, backbone, towers
etc.
To proportionate infrastructure ownership that shall enhance sharing
and reduce dependency, as well as duplication of investment for
network facilities. In this context “Infrastructure sharing means the joint
use of telecommunication infrastructures and facilities by two or more
3