means the Communications Act, 2009 (Act No. 8 of 2009); “Act” means a person applying for type approval of telecommunications equipment in “applicant” accordance with these regulations; the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia as established in terms “Authority” of Section 4 of the Communications Act, Act 8 of 2009; means the Department of Customs and Excise within the Ministry of Finance. “Customs” of conformity” a written declaration issued by an applicant or manufacturer “declaration or supplier of telecommunications equipment in accordance with ISO/IEC 17050-1 requirements for which type approval is sought conforms to these regulations and applicable technical standards; communications” any emission, transmission or reception of sound, pictures, “electronic text or any other information by wire, radio waves, optical media, electromagnetic systems or any other means of a like nature; communications network” means any system of electronic communications “electronic facilities, including without limitation - (a) satellite systems; (b) fixed systems (circuit- and packet-switched); (c) mobile systems; (d) fibre optic cables (undersea and land-based); (e) electricity cable systems (to the extent used for electronic communications services); and (f) other transmission systems, used for conveyance of electronic communications; communications service” means a service provided to the public, sections of the “electronic public, the State, or the subscribers to such service, which consists wholly or mainly of the conveyance by any means of electronic communications over an electronic communications network; means a regulatory authority outside Namibia, which performs regulatory authority” “foreign the same or substantially the same functions as the Authority and whose standards are acceptable to the Authority; means communications or networking equipment with an equipment” “telecommunications interface to public network or wide area network services and includes but not limited to telecommunications terminal equipment, information technology equipment (including but not limited to a digital set-top box decoder), radio communication equipment powered by means of an internal or external electrical AC/DC energy source and electronic communications network equipment. website” means the website of the Authority with URL: “the
“Act” means the Communications Act, 2009 (Act No. 8 of 2009); “applicant” means a person applying for type approval of telecommunications equipment in accordance with these regulations; “Authority” the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia as established in terms of Section 4 of the Communications Act, Act 8 of 2009; “Customs” means the Department of Customs and Excise within the Ministry of Finance. “declaration of conformity” a written declaration issued by an applicant or manufacturer or supplier of telecommunications equipment in accordance with ISO/IEC 17050-1 requirements for which type approval is sought conforms to these regulations and applicable technical standards; “electronic communications” any emission, transmission or reception of sound, pictures, text or any other information by wire, radio waves, optical media, electromagnetic systems or any other means of a like nature; “electronic communications network” means any system of electronic communications facilities, including without limitation - (a) satellite systems; (b) fixed systems (circuit- and packet-switched); (c) mobile systems; (d) fibre optic cables (undersea and land-based); (e) electricity cable systems (to the extent used for electronic communications services); and (f) other transmission systems, used for conveyance of electronic communications; “electronic communications service” means a service provided to the public, sections of the public, the State, or the subscribers to such service, which consists wholly or mainly of the conveyance by any means of electronic communications over an electronic communications network; “foreign regulatory authority” means a regulatory authority outside Namibia, which performs the same or substantially the same functions as the Authority and whose standards are acceptable to the Authority; “telecommunications equipment” means communications or networking equipment with an interface to public network or wide area network services and includes but not limited to telecommunications terminal equipment, information technology equipment (including but not limited to a digital set-top box decoder), radio communication equipment powered by means of an internal or external electrical AC/DC energy source and electronic communications network equipment. “the website” means the website of the Authority with URL:
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