# The Telecommunications (Interconnection) (Carrier Pre-selection) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act" means the Telecommunications Act 1984 ;
“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 ;
“the BT Licence" means the licence granted by the Secretary of State under section 7 of the 1984 Act to British Telecommunications plc on 22 June 1984 to run the telecommunication systems referred to in Annex A thereof, in relation to which that company became the licensee as the nominated successor company on the transfer date ;
“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 ;
“Integrated Services Digital Network" (ISDN) means a network evolved from the telephony integrated digital network that provides for end-to-end digital connectivity to support a wide range of services, including voice and non-voice services, to which users have access by standard multipurpose customer interfaces;
“the principal Regulations" means the Telecommunications (Interconnection) Regulations 1997 ;
“the Standard Schedules Regulations" means the Telecommunications (Licence Modification) (Standard Schedules) Regulations 1999 .
(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 Schedule 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3448/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-interconnection-carrier-pre-selection-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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