S.L. 399.44 Art. 2Definitions.

(1) Any reference in these regulations to "the Act" is a reference to the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act, and subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2), the provisions of article 2 of the Act shall apply to these regulations.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "authorisation" means an authorisation granted under regulation 3; "the Authority" means the Malta Communications Authority;

"the Commission Decision" means Decision 2009/449/EC of the Commission on the selection of operators of pan-European systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS); "complementary ground components" shall mean ground-based stations used at fixed locations, in order to improve the availability of mobile satellite services in geographical areas within the footprint of the system’s satellite(s), where communications with one or more space stations cannot be ensured with the required quality; "ECC Report 233" means the Report published by the Electronic Communications Committee on its website, entitled "Adjacent band compatibility studies for aeronautical CGC systems operating in the bands 1980-2010 MHz and 2170-2200 MHz"; "the EU Decision" means Decision 626/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS); "hybrid mobile satellite services" means services provided by a combination of one or more complementary ground components in conjunction with one or more space stations;"; "mobile satellite services" means radio communication services provided by an electronic communications network and associated facilities capable of providing radio communication services between a mobile earth station in Malta and one or more space stations, or between mobile earth stations in Malta by means of one or more space stations; "selected applicants" means Inmarsat Ventures SE, a company incorporated in Luxembourg with number B232365, and EchoStar Mobile Limited (previously known as Solaris Mobile Limited) a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland with number 426976, which are identified as the eligible applicants under Article 2 of the Commission Decision.