2 CAP. 399.] ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (REGULATION) "apparatus" means any equipment or machinery however so described; "associated facilities" means those associated services, physical infrastructures and other facilities or elements associated with an electronic communications network and, or an electronic communications service which enable and, or support the provision of services through that network and, or service or have the potential to do so, and include inter alia buildings or entries to buildings, building wiring, antennae, towers and other supporting constructions, ducts, conduits, masts, manholes, and cabinets; "associated services" means a service associated with an electronic communications network and, or an electronic communications service which enables and, or supports the provision, self-provision or automated-provision of services through that network and, or service, or has the potential to do so and includes number translation or systems offering equivalent functionality, conditional access systems and electronic programme guides (EPGs), as well as other services such as identity, location and presence service; Cap. 418. "the Authority" means the Malta Communications Authority established under the Malta Communications Authority Act; "BEREC" means the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1971 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office); "cable television networks" means any mainly wire-based infrastructure established primarily for the delivery or distribution of radio or television broadcast to the public; "conditional access system" means any technical measure, authentication system and, or arrangement whereby access to a protected radio or television broadcasting service in intelligible form is made conditional upon subscription or other form of prior individual authorisation; "consumer" means any natural person who uses or requests a publicly available electronic communications service, for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession; "the Council" means the Council of the European Union; "decision" includes any determination, directive, measure, requirement or specification however so described made by the Authority and the word "decision" shall be construed accordingly; "Decision No. 676/2002/EC" means Decision No. 676/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy in the European Community (Radio Spectrum Decision); "Directive 2008/63/EC" means Directive 2008/63/EC of 20 June 2008 on competition in the markets in telecommunications terminal equipment;