Telecommunications Act 1984
(b) in conveying, for the purposes of such a
system, anything falling within those paragraphs ;
" telecommunication service " means any of the following,
that is to say(a) a service consisting in the conveyance by
means of a telecommunication system of anything
falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1)
above
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;
(b) a directory information service, that is to say,
a service consisting in the provision by means of a
telecommunication system of directory information
for the purpose of facilitating the use of a service
falling within paragraph (a) above and provided by
means of that system ; and
(c) a service consisting in the installation, maintenance, adjustment, repair, alteration, moving, removal
or replacement of apparatus which is or is to be
connected to a telecommunication system.
(4) Subject to subsection (6) below, a telecommunication
system is connected to another telecommunication system for the
purposes of this Act if it is being used, or is installed or connected for use, in conveying anything falling within paragraphs
(a) to (d) of subsection (1) above which is to be or has been
conveyed by means of that other system.
(5) Subject to subsection (6) below, apparatus is connected to
a telecommunication system for the purposes of this Act if it
is being used, or is installed or connected for use(a) in transmitting or receiving anything falling within
paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) above which is
to be or has been conveyed by means of that system ;
or
that system, anything
falling within those paragraphs ;
and references in this subsection to anything falling within those
paragraphs shall include references to energy of any kind mentioned in that subsection.
(6) The connection to a telecommunication system of any
other telecommunication system or any apparatus shall not be
regarded as a connection for the purposes of this Act if that other
telecommunication system or that apparatus would not be so
connected but for its connection to another telecommunication
(b) in conveying, for the purposes of
system.
(7) In this section, except subsection (1) above, " convey "
includes transmit, switch and receive and cognate expressions
shall be construed accordingly.
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