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In this Act, unless the context 'otherwise requires

"Authority" means the National Communications Authority established under section 1;

"Board" means the governing body of the Authority established under section 6;

"communications network" means a communications network used to provide a communications service;

"communications operator" means a person authorized or licenced under this Act to operate a communications network;

"communications supplier" means a person authorized or licenced under this Act to provide communications service;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Communications;

"operator" means a person licensed under the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) to operate a public communications network;

"registrable interest" means an interest required to be registered in accordance with this Act; 

"service provider" means a person licensed under this Act to provide a public communications service;

"Universal Access Policy" means the eligibility of

(a) a person licensed under the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) to operate communications network; and

(b) a person licensed under the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) to provide a communications service; and "user" means a customer or subscriber of a communications network or a communications or broadcasting service and includes a customer that is an operator of a communications network and a customer that is a provider of a communications service.