In this Act unless the context otherwise requires -

 “Authority” means the National Communications Authority established by section 1 of this Act;

“Board” means the governing body of the Authority;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;

“communications” means any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writing, images,, sounds or intelligence of any nature through a communications systems;

“communications equipment” means any equipment or apparatus for the purpose of or intended to be used for communications as part of or comprising a communications system;

“communications service” includes the provision of any such service through a communications system for the transmission or routing of signals or a combination of these function;

“communication station” means one or more transmitters or receivers or a combination of transmitters and receivers including the accessory equipments necessary at one location for carrying out communications service;

“communication systems” means a system for the conveyance through the agency of electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic, electro-chemical or electro-mechanical energy, light energy of -

(a) Speech, music and other sound;

(b) Visual images;

(c) Signals serving for imparting (whether as between persons and things) of any matter in the form of sounds or visual images;

(d) signals serving for the actuation or control of machinery or apparatus; and

(e) includes communications equipment situated in Ghana; and

(i) connected to but not comprised in a communications system; or

(ii) connected to and comprised in a communications systems which extends beyond the boundaries of Ghana;

“consumer or customer” means any person who is, or wishes to be provided with any relevant communications services by an operator;

“frequency” means radio frequency;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Transport and Communications;

“National Frequency Allocation Plan” means a frequency allocation plan prepared and issued by the Authority based on the International Telecommunication Union Final Act of the World Radio Administrative Conference;

“national numbering plan” means a plan which outlines national telephone numbers and area code for use by operators and customers or subscribers for the provision of communications services;

“operator” means a person who provides communications services through a communications system and who has been licensed and assigned or allocated frequency under section 9 and 27 respectively of this Act;

“radio communications” means communications by means of electromagnetic waves;

“radio frequency” means any discrete portion of electromagnetic wave that lies between 9KHZ and 3,000 GHZ;

“shared bonds” means frequency bands in the National Frequency Allocation Plan which are for common use for defence and civil purposes;

“wire communication” or “communication by wire” means the transmission of writing signs, signals, pictures and sounds of all kinds by aid of wire, cable or other-like connection between the point of origin and reception of such transmission, including all instrumentalities, facilities, apparatus, and services among other things for the receipt, forwarding and delivery of communications, including or incidental to such transmission.