“prior licence” means an authorization for the operation of a telecommunications network or provision of a telecommunications service issued prior to the commencement date, that has not expired, been terminated or been surrendered prior to the commencement date; “public voice telephony services” means the commercial provision to the public of the direct transport, switching or routing of voice telephony, experienced by the user as occurring in real time, between network termination points; “radiocommunication” means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, pictures, data or information of any kind by means of electromagnetic waves transmitted using the radio spectrum; “radio spectrum licence” means a licence to use identified radio spectrum issued pursuant to Section 25 (1); “reference interconnection offer” has the meaning identified in Section 39; “regulation” means a regulation made by the LTA pursuant to this Act; “rule” means a rule made by the LTA pursuant to this Act; “Senate” means the Senate of the Republic of Liberia; “service provider” means a person or entity under permit or license by the LTA that provides a telecommunications service to the public or that owns or operates a telecommunications network used to provide telecommunications services to the public; “significant market power” means a position of economic strength, acting either individually or jointly with others, permitting a service provider to act to an appreciable extent independently of customers or competitors, or otherwise constituting a position of dominance in one or more identified telecommunications service markets; “telecommunications” means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, pictures, data or information of any kind by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic means of communications; “telecommunications equipment” means equipment intended to be connected directly or indirectly to a telecommunications network in order to send, transmit or receive telecommunications services; "telecommunications facility" means any facility, apparatus or other thing that is used or is capable of being used for telecommunications or for any operation directly connected with telecommunications;