The Trade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023

Definitions

3.  In these Regulations—

“the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act 2003(1);

“access-related condition” means a condition set as an access-related condition under section 45 of the 2003 Act;

“British provider” means a provider of a mobile phone service in the United Kingdom;

“customer” means, in relation to an overseas provider, a person who normally uses a mobile phone service of the provider in the country or territory of the provider;

“maximum rate” means the maximum rate specified in the Schedule;

“mobile phone service” has the meaning given in section 124S(10) of the 2003 Act(2);

“Ofcom” means the body corporate established under section 1(1) of the Office of Communications Act 2002(3);

“overseas provider” means a provider of a mobile phone service in a country or territory other than the United Kingdom;

“roaming agreement” means an agreement between a British provider and an overseas provider that enables a customer of the overseas provider to use a mobile phone service of the British provider while that customer is in the United Kingdom.

(1)

2003 c. 21.

(2)

Section 124S was inserted by section 102 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30).

(3)

2002 c. 11.