(a) “Act” means the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997);
(b) “Authority” means the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India established under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act;
(c) “officers and employees of the Authority” means the officers and employees of the Authority and includes those taken on deputation by the Authority from the Central Government/State Government/ Public Sector Undertakings;
(d) “Casual employee” means a person engaged by the Authority on works of intermittent or sporadic nature or which extend over short period;
(e) “Consultant” means a consultant appointed by the Authority under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Act for carrying out the purposes of the Act;
(f) “Schedule” means Schedule annexed to these rules;
(g) All other words and expression used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act;