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Information and Communication
Technologies

(2) For purposes of this Act, " access includes access to—
network elements and associated facilities;
physical infrastructure, including buildings, ducts and
masts;
relevant software systems, including operational support
systems;
number systems or systems offering equivalent
functionality;
fixed and mobile networks, in particular roaming;
conditional access systems for digital television services;
and
(g) virtual network services.
Supremacy
of Act
Cap. 1

3. Subject to the Constitution, where there is any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Act and the provisions of any other
written law relating to the regulation of information and
communication technologies, the provisions of this Act shall prevail
to the extent of the inconsistency.
PART II
THE ZAMBIA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
AUTHORITY

Continuation
and renaming
of
Authority
Cap 469

4. (1) The Communications Authority established under the
repealed Act shall continue to exist as if established under this Act
and is for purposes of this Act hereby re-named the Zambia
Information and Communications Technology Authority.
The Authority shall be a body corporate with a common
seal, capable of suing and of being sued and, subject to the provisions
of this Act, capable of performing all such acts and things as a
body corporate may, by law, do or perform.
The provisions of the First Schedule apply to the Authority.

Autonomy
of Authority

5. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Authority shall
be an autonomous body and shall not be subject to the direction of
any other person or authority.

Functions of
Authority

6. (1) The Authority shall regulate the provision of electronic
communication services and products and monitor the performance
of the sector, including the levels of investment and the availability,
quality, cost and standards of the electronic communication services.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the
Authority shall-

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