ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) [ CAP. 399. "Electronic Communications Code" means the Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Electronic Communications Code; "electronic communications network" means transmission systems, whether or not based on a permanent infrastructure or centralised administration capacity, and, where applicable, switching or routing equipment and other resources, including network elements which are not active, which permit the conveyance of signals by wire, by radio, by optical or by other electromagnetic means, including satellite networks, fixed (circuitswitched and packet-switched, including Internet) and mobile networks, electricity cable systems, to the extent that they are used for the purpose of transmitting signals, networks used for radio and television broadcasting, and cable television networks, irrespective of the type of information conveyed; "electronic communications service" means a service normally provided for remuneration through electronic communications networks, which encompasses, with the exception of services providing or exercising editorial control over, content transmitted using electronic communications networks and services, the following types of services: (a) "internet access service" as defined in point (2) of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120; (b) interpersonal communications service; and (c) services consisting wholly or mainly in the conveyance of signals such as transmission services used for the provision of machine-to-machine services and for broadcasting; "emergency communication" means communications by means of interpersonal communications services between an end-user and the PSAP with the goal to request and receive emergency relief from emergency services; "emergency service" means a service, recognized as such by the Government, that provides immediate and rapid assistance in situations where there is, in particular, a direct risk to life or limb, to individual or public health or safety, to private or public property, or to the environment, in accordance with national law; " e n d - u s e r " m e a n s a u s e r n o t p r o v i d i n g public electronic communications networks o r p u b l i c l y a v a i l a b l e e l e c t r o n i c communications services; "end-users with disabilities" means persons with disabilities as defined in the Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act, whose special needs as end-users are either due to a disability or related to ageing; "Frequency Plan" means the National Frequency Allocation Plan as adopted by the Authority and published in accordance with the provisions of this Act; "general authorisation" means the legal framework established Cap. 413. 3