Telecommunications network

A telecommunications network is itself defined as '... the transmission equipment and, where applicable, switching equipment and other resources which permit the conveyance of signals between defined termination points by wire, by radio, by optical or by other electromagnetic means`.

Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network

(h) Methods used in combating transnational organized crime committed through the use of computers, telecommunications networks or other forms of modern technology; and

Council Directive 90/387/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the establishment of the internal market for telecommunications services through the implementation of area network provisions (OJ L 192, 24. 7. 1990, p. 1).

Each Party shall ensure that environmental information progressively becomes available in electronic databases which are easily accessible to the public through public telecommunications networks.

Each Party shall ensure public access to information contained in its pollutant release and transfer register, without an interest having to be stated, and according to the provisions of this Protocol, primarily by ensuring that its register provides for direct electronic access through public telecommunications networks.

Wishing to continue the establishment and operation of the EUTELSAT telecommunications satellite system as part of a trans-European telecommunications network for providing telecommunications services to all participating States, without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the States parties to the relevant European Union and other international agreements,

5. An auxiliary infrastructural works is envisaged on land that is defined by regulations on public infraworks or on public road, railway, air, shipping, and cable car transport and telecommunications traffic as a transport body, that is a constituent part of a public highway or railway, an organised ski area, an airport, a port or the energy and telecommunications networks or that is intended solely for an individual building.

"public telecommunications network" means the public telecommunications infrastructure which enables signals to be conveyed between defined network termination points by wire, by microwave, by optical means or by other electromagnetic means;

This Decision shall apply to terminal equipment intended to be connected to a public telecommunications network and falling within the scope of the harmonised standard identified in Article 2(1).

The procuring entity is defined in Article 3 §2 and §3 of Act No. 263/1999 Z. z. on Public Procurement, as amended, as a legal entity which deals in telecommunications by providing public telecommunication services, procures and administers the telecommunication equipment of the public telecommunications network (Act No. 195/2000 Z. z. as amended ).".

The procuring entity is defined in Article 3 §2 and §3 of Act No. 263/1999 Z. z. on Public Procurement, as amended, as a legal entity which deals in telecommunications by providing public telecommunication services, procures and administers the telecommunication equipment of the public telecommunications network (Act No. 195/2000 Z. z. as amended ).".

non-harmonised analogue connection to the public switched telecommunications network

The provisions of the existing framework liberalised all telecommunications services and networks from January 1998.

Symbol of suitability for connection to the public telecommunications network

a "network termination point" means all physical connections and their technical access specifications which form part of the public telecommunications network and are necessary for access to, and efficient communication through, that public network;

digital transfer of one or more events on the telecommunications network set up between the national administrations and the Commission;

(2) The origin of goods shall be established in accordance with valid regulations. For this purpose software used in telecommunications networks shall be considered as products.

Since the various national public networks compete for the installation of the telecommunication hubs of large users, market definition may accordingly vary.

to provide information and/or distribution facilities accessible through a public telecommunications network, clearly and continuously identifying the information provider or providers as such.

'... the non-economic reasons in the general interest which may cause a Member State to restrict access to the public telecommunications network or public telecommunications services.`

The convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors means all transmission networks and services should be covered by a single regulatory framework.

This Directive shall not apply to public contracts for the principal purpose of permitting the contracting authorities to provide or exploit public telecommunications networks or to provide to the public one or more telecommunications services.

"telecommunications services" means services the provision of which consists wholly or partly in the transmission and routing of signals on the public telecommunications network by means of telecommunications processes, with the exception of broadcasting and television.

"electronic communications service" means a service normally provided for remuneration which consists wholly or mainly in the conveyance of signals on electronic communications networks, including telecommunications services and transmission services in networks used for broadcasting, but exclude services providing, or exercising editorial control over, content transmitted using electronic communications networks and services;

This recommendation recommended, inter alia, the imposition of a 30 % surcharge or an access charge where third-party traffic was carried on an international telecommunications leased circuit, or if such a circuit was interconnected to the public telecommunications network.

The telecommunications sector in many cases requires cooperation agreements, inter alia, between telecommunications organizations (TOs) in order to ensure network and services interconnectivity, one-stop shopping and one-stop billing which are necessary to provide for Europe-wide services and to offer optimum service to users.

Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive)(4) lays down the objectives of a regulatory framework to cover electronic communications networks and services in the Community, including fixed and mobile telecommunications networks, cable television networks, networks used for terrestrial broadcasting, satellite networks and Internet networks, whether used for voice, fax, data or images.

'automated clearing house (ACH)` means an electronic clearing system, based on a set of procedures, whereby credit and financial institutions present and exchange data and/or documents relating to cross-border credit transfers, primarily via magnetic media or telecommunications networks and handled by a dataprocessing centre;

The information in question can only be disclosed with the agreement of the users concerned and in accordance with relevant data protection legislation (see the proposal for a Council Directive concerning the protection of personal data and privacy in the context of public digital telecommunications networks, in particular the integrated services digital network (ISDN) and public digital mobile networks) (28).

Given the competition context in the telecommunications sector, the telecommunications operators should be allowed, and encouraged, to establish the necessary cooperation mechanisms, in order to create - or ensure - Community-wide full interconnectivity between public networks, and where required between services to enable European users to benefit from a wider range of better and cheaper telecommunications services.

The outcome of the public consultation on the 1999 review of the regulatory framework for electronic communications, as reflected in the Commission communication of 26 April 2000, and the findings reported by the Commission in its communications on the fifth and sixth reports on the implementation of the telecommunications regulatory package, has confirmed the need for a more harmonised and less onerous market access regulation for electronic communications networks and services throughout the Community.

That regulatory framework consists of this Directive and four specific Directives: Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive)(5), Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive)(6), Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive)(7), Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector(8), (hereinafter referred to as "the Specific Directives").

- telecommunication networks,

equipment capable of being connected to a public telecommunications network even if it is not its intended purpose, including information technology equipment having a communication port;

access to telecommunication network;

In the context of this Agreement, the expression "Public telecommunications network" is to be interpreted for the purpose of Swiss law as "installations provided by a telecommunications services provider".

(8) Due account is to be taken of the specific situation of Liechtenstein and its very small telecommunications network which require specific adaptations to the Access Directive and the Universal Service Directive.

(c) 'public telecommunications services' shall mean services the provision of which consists wholly or partly in the transmission and routing of signals on the public telecommunications network by means of telecommunications processes, with the exception of radio broadcasting and television;

(b) ' public telecommunications network' shall mean the telecommunications infrastructure available to the public which enables signals to be conveyed between defined network termination points by wire, microwave, optical means or other electromagnetic means;

equipment intended for connection to the public telecommunications network in order to send, process or receive information, whether the equipment is to be connected directly to the 'termination' of the network or to interwork with such a network, being connected directly or indirectly to the termination point.

Analogue connections to the public switched telecommunications networks

the modernization of Romania's telecommunications network and its integration into European and world networks,

integration at the technical level of trans-European telecommunication networks,

'The marking of terminal equipment complying with this Directive shall consist of the CE marking consisting of the initials CE, followed by the identification number of the notified body involved in the production control stage and a symbol indicating that the equipment is intended and is suitable to be connected to the public telecommunications network.

The two Parties shall mutually recognise the administrative Decision (Art. 11(6), Directive 98/13/EC + Art. 31 of the Federal Law of 30 April 1997 on telecommunications (LTC; RO 1977 2187) and Article 8/6 of the Federal Council Order of 6.10.97 on telecommunications installations (ITU; RO 1997 2853) approving connection of the terminal equipment concerned to the public telecommunications network.( fn ).

Essential facilities mean facilities of a public telecommunications transport network and service that

Whereas telematic networks linking the information systems of the Member State administrations and the Community across Europe are trans-European telecommunication networks for administrations;

modernization of Russia's telecommunications network and its integration at the technical level into European and world networks,