Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) ICASA Notice regarding Final Radio Frequency Assignment Plans for the Frequency Band 138 to 144 MHz in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015 1. Glossary

 

In this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan, terms used will have the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2005 (no. 36 of 2005); unless the context indicates otherwise:

 

"Act"

means the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005) as amended

 

“Administration"

means any governmental department or service responsible for discharging the obligations undertaken in the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union, in the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union and in the Administrative Regulations (CS 1002).

 

“BTX”

means Base Transceiver

 

“DF”

means Dual Frequency

 

“ECC”

means the Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) within the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)

 

“EIRP”

means the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

 

“HCM”

means the Harmonised Calculation Method “HCM4A” means the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa

 

“HCM4A”

means the Harmonised Calculation Method for Africa

 

“HIPSSA”

means the Sub-Saharan Africa Assessment Report on Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

“ICNIRP”

means International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)

 

“IMT”

means International Mobile Communications

 

“ISM”

means the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical, especially regarding the portions of the radio spectrum reserved internationally for industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) purposes

 

“ITU”

means the International Telecommunication Union

 

“ITU-R”

means the International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector

 

“NRFP”

means the National Radio Frequency Plan 2021 for South Africa

 

“PCI”

means the Physical-Layer Cell Identities

 

“PAMR”

means the Public Access Mobile Radio

 

“PMR”

means the Private Mobile Radio

 

“RFSAP”

means the Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan

 

“SF”

means the Single Frequency

 

“SKA”

means the Square Kilometre Array, a radio telescope, a portion of which is located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa and requires protection from interference

 

“UHF”

means the Ultra High Frequency band, which is 300 MHz to 3 GHz

 

“WRC-19”

means the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 held in Sharm el- Sheikh