# The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
(a) “cell ID” means the identity or location label of the cell from which a mobile telephony call was made or received;
(b) “data” means traffic data and location data, as defined in paragraph (g), and the related data necessary to identify the subscriber and the registered user;
(c) “personal data” has the meaning given in section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998;
(d) “public communications provider” means:
(i) a provider of a public electronic communications network; or
(ii) a provider of a public electronic communications service;
(e) ‘public electronic communications network’ and ‘public electronic communications service’ have the meaning given in section 151 of the Communications Act 2003;
(f) “telephone service” means calls (including voice, voicemail and conference and data calls), supplementary services (including call forwarding and call transfer) and messaging and multi-media services (including short message services, enhanced media services and multi-media services);
(g) ‘traffic data’ and ‘location data’ have the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;
(h) “unsuccessful call attempt” means a communication where a telephone call has been successfully connected but not answered or there has been a network management intervention.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110774497/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-data-retention-ec-directive-regulations-2007/regulation-2
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