Section 41: Interpretation

"approved agency" means-
(a) the Nigerian Communications Commission; or
(b) any other agency or body approved by the Federal Government to issue telecommunications licences;
"associated support activity" in relation to a call-back operation or service, includes conferencing, re-sale, routing and the installation, use and maintenance of equipment needed for the facilitation of the call;
"cabling material" means any material used for the installation, connection or maintenance of customer cabling connected to a telecommunications network operated by an operator;
"call-back" means a call originated in Nigeria on any Nigerian telecommunications network which is intended for connection to a receiver outside Nigeria through an operator residing outside Nigeria and which, based on arbitrage prices relating to accounting rates or collection charges, will be financially allocatable to an operator outside Nigeria, thereby evading direct payment for international calls to the carrier, but using the carrier's access or equipment;
"carrier" means an operator licensed to provide carrier services;
"commercial activity connected with telecommunications" means-
(a) the provision or use for a fee of any telecommunications service; or
(b) the supply or sale of any telecommunications apparatus; or
(c) the production or acquisition of any telecommunications apparatus for sale or supply;
"diversion" includes the illegal transfer and continued use of a telecommunications service;
"false pretence" has the meaning assigned to it under section 418 of the Criminal Code;
[Cap. C38.]
"lawful authority" means the official procedure as it relates to dealing in telecommunications
and postal services;
"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for matters relating to communications;
"operator" means-
(a) the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited; or
(b) the Mobile Telecommunications Limited; or
(c) any other telecommunications company or body approved by the Federal Government or any of its agencies to provide or operate a telecommunications service;
"pay phone" means a telephone line connected to an existing telecommunications network through a telephone booth where a phone call may be made by using a card, coin, token or any other facilitating device to initiate telegraphic transmission to originate the call for a specified duration;
"postal matter" includes a letter, stamp, postal order, money order, a mail bag, seal, postal service or any other postal item;
"Postal Service" means the Nigerian Postal Service;
"tampering" includes making unauthorised charges for telecommunications and postal facilities;
"telecommunication equipment" means any apparatus needed for the provision of a telecommunications service;
"telecommunications service" means a service for carrying communications by means of any transmission, emission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, or intelligence of any nature by means of guided or unguided electromagnetic energy or both and includes the installation, connection, maintenance, adjustment, repair, alteration, moving, removal, and replacement of an apparatus which is or is to be connected to a telecommunications system.