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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24 JANUARY 2014
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS
ABET
ACA
ASGISA
AM
ADSL
ARs
ASA
ATFT
ATR
ATSC
AUSTEL
B2B
B2C
Barriers to Entry
BBBEE
BBC
BCCSA
BER
BIIC
BITF
BOT
BPO
BRIC
Broadband
Adult Basic Education and Training
Association for Communication and Advertising
Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa
Amplitude Modulation - used for radio broadcasts
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
Audience Ratings
Advertising Standards Authority
The Association for Transformation in Film and Television
Annual Training Report
American Telecommunication Standard Council
Australian Telecommunications regulatory authority
Business to Business
Business to Consumer
Obstacles that impede a firm's ability to enter a market, and may
include factors such as regulations, technology and economics
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
British Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa
Bureau for Economic Research
Broadband Inter-Governmental Implementation Committee
Black Information Technology Forum
Build-Operate-Transfer
Business Process Outsourcing
Brazil, Russia, India and China
an ecosystem of high capacity, high speed and high quality electronic
networks, services, applications and content that enhances the
variety, uses and value of information and communications for
BUSA
CAGR
C-band
CCC
CCTV
CEPD
CERTS
CHAMSA
Co Labs
Comp Com
COSATU
CPA
CPE
CRASA
CRSP
CSIR
CSIRTSs
CSO
CSSA
Cyberspace
different types of users.
Business Unity South Africa
Compound Annual Growth Rate
The frequency band from 4-6 Ghz - used mainly for distribution of
television signals to terrestrial relay transmitters.
Complaints and Compliance Committee (of ICASA)
Closed Circuit Television
Centre of Education Policy Development
Computer Emergency Response Teams
Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa
e-Skills knowledge coordination and production hubs
Competition Commission of South Africa
Congress of South African Trade Unions
Consumer Protection Act, Act 68 of 2008
Customer Premises Equipment - refers to telecommunications
equipment, of various specifications, that is installed at a customer's
site
Communication Regulators' Association of Southern Africa
Community Radio Support Programme
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Computer Security Incident Response Teams
Community Service Obligations
Computer Society South Africa
The Internet/ electronic/ digital environment
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