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The Telecommunications (Interconnection) (Number Portability, etc.) Regulations 1999
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- 1999 No. 3449
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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act" means the Telecommunications Act 1984 M1;
“the Amending Interconnection Directive" means Directive 98/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interconnection Directive with regard to operator number portability and carrier pre-selection M2;
“the EEA Agreement" means the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993 M3;
“the Interconnection Directive" means Directive 97/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 on interconnection in telecommunications with regard to ensuring universal service and interoperability through application of the principles of Open Network Provision M4;
“the principal Regulations" means the Telecommunications (Interconnection) Regulations 1997 M5;
“the Standard Schedules Regulations" means the Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Standard Schedules) Regulation 1999 M6;
“Systemless Service Provider" means a person who provides publicly available telecommunication services but who does not run a telecommunications system within the meaning of Section 4 of the Act by means of which such services are provided.
(2) Any expression used in these Regulations which is also used in the Amending Interconnection Directive has the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in that Directive.
(3) Any other expression used in these Regulations which appears in Schedule 1 to the Standard Schedules Regulations has the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in that Schedule.
(4) Except where the context otherwise requires and subject to paragraphs (1) to (3), any expression used in these Regulations which is also used in the Act has the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the Act.
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