4. Private telecommunications are deemed to be: (a) private telecommunications owned by the State or other public entities and used for their own communication or for meteorological purposes, aid and assistance to sea or air navigation, or for similar purposes of public interest; (b) those established by the defence and security forces or services, for their own use; (c) Those established by competent entities in the area of civil safety; (d) Those established by companies dedicated to the production, transmission and distribution of electricity, whenever such companies use the electricity distribution network itself and those telecommunications are exclusively meant to be used in the very activity being carried out by such companies; (e) Those provided within the same estate or condominium, provided those telecommunications do not use the public electromagnetic domain and their only connection with the exterior system is through an interface with public telecommunications; (f) Other communications reserved for certain public and private entities, following authorisation from the Government, under the terms of international treaties or agreements or special legislation. Section 4 Telecommunications supervision 1. It is incumbent upon the State to establish the strategic guidelines for the development of the telecommunications sector, and also to monitor telecommunications and the activity carried out by telecommunications operating companies, under the terms of applicable laws and regulations. 2. Other responsibilities of the State on matters of regulation, supervision and monitoring of telecommunications include: (a) Managing the electromagnetic spectrum and orbital positions; (b) Representing the country in international and intergovernmental organisations in the area of telecommunications; (c) Defining general policies and planning for the telecommunications sector, and approving applicable laws; (d) Ensuring the existence, availability and quality of a basic telecommunications network that will satisfy the communications needs of the citizens and of economic and social activities throughout the country, and also ensuring international connections, taking into account the requirements for harmonic and balanced socioeconomic development; (e) Normalising and endorsing telecommunications materials and equipment, and defining the conditions for their connection to the telecommunications network; (f) Ensuring a universal telecommunications service; (g) Approving the fee and tariff regime for telecommunications services; (h) Licensing the establishment and operation of public telecommunications infrastructure and services, as well as granting other titles that will allow for the provision of services in the telecommunications sector;