Article 1 Objective and scope This Act shall apply to electronic communications, electronic communications service and electronic communications networks. The objective of the Act is to ensure cost-efficient and secure electronic communications in Iceland and encourage effective competition in the electronic communications market. The Icelandic state shall ensure as far as possible that all Icelanders have access to electronic communications services as provided for in detail in this Act. Electronic communications which consist exclusively of messages or transmissions via wire connections within the premises of a household, enterprise or institution, such as in hospitals, hotels, schools and factories, shall not fall within the scope of this Act. This Act shall not apply to content broadcast on electronic communications networks. Article 2 Administration of electronic communications affairs The Minister of Communications shall be ultimately responsible for electronic affairs. The Post and Telecom Administration shall supervise electronic communications within the jurisdiction of the Icelandic state and supervise the enforcement of this Act. CHAPTER II Definitions Article 3 For the purposes of this Act the following definitions shall apply: 1. Access: the making available to another undertaking of an electronic communications network, facilities or services under defined conditions for the purpose of providing electronic communications services; 2. Publicly available telephone service: a service available to the public for the transmission of national and international calls through terminal equipment which is connected to a fixed network termination point (NTP); 3. Public pay telephone: a telephone available to the public for use for payment; 4. Public telephone network: an electronic communications network which is used to provide publicly available telephone service. The network supports the transfer between NTPs, for both speech and other types of communication, such as fax and data. 5. Public communications network: an electronic communications network which is used wholly or mainly for the provision of publicly available electronic communications services; 6. Universal service: limited electronic communications services of a specified minimum quality which are 2/34