TANZANIA COMMUN ICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY ACT, 2003 (No. 12 of 2003) ____________ REGULATIONS ____________ (Made under section 47(1)) ____________ THE TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS (BROADBAND SERVICES) REGULATIONS, 2005 PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Citation Application Interpretation Acts Nos. 6 of 1993, 18 of 1993 and 12 of 2003 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tanzania Communication (Broadband Services) Regulations, 2005. 2. These Regulations shall apply in respect of broadband services. 3. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires“Acts” means the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority Act, 2003, the Broadcasting Services Act, 1993 and the Tanzania Communications Act ,1993; “Authority” means the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority established under the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority Act ; “annual network service availability” means the total operational hours of the service, less the total transmission downtime or disruption due to service failure over the period of twelve months; “bandwidth: means a measure of capacity in bits per second, bps; “bit:” means a binary digit which is the smallest unit of digital transmission; “bits per second” means the number of bits transmitted each second; 3