Notices > National Broadband Policy > 7. Definitions and Acronyms

Authority	Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
EC Act	Electronic Communications Act
ECN	Electronic Communications Network
ECNS	Electronic Communications Network Services
ECS	Electronic Communications Services
ECT	Electronic Communications Transactions
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
ICASA	Independent Communications Authority
ICT	Information and Communication Technologies
IGRF	Inter Governmental Relations Framework
ITU	International Telecommunications Union
Kbps	kilo bits per second
Mbps	Mega bits per second
Multimedia	Data, voice and audio visual
Needy persons	As determined in terms of the EC Act
OECD	Organisation for Economic Development
SADC	South African Development Community
SMME	Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise
SOE	State Owned Enterprise
Universal access	As determined in terms of the EC Act (means universal access to electronic communications network services, electronic communications services and broadcasting services as determined from time to time in terms of chapter 14)
Universal service	As determined in terms of the EC Act (means the universal provision of electronic communications services and broadcasting services as determined from time to time in terms of chapter 14)
USAF	Universal Service and Access Fund
WSIS	World Summit on Information Society

Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)