2.1. Words, terms and expressions defined in the Act, or Safety Rules as specified by the Central Electricity Authority (hereinafter referred to as “Authority”), as amended from time to time and used in these regulations for the Facilitation of Telecommunication Network, 2022, shall have and carry the same meaning as defined and assigned in the said Act and/or Safety Rules as specified by the Authority;
2.2. Subject to the above, expressions used herein but not specifically defined in the Act or Safety Rules or in this Regulation shall have the meaning as is generally assigned in the electricity industry.
2.3. In the interpretation of this UPERC Facilitation of Telecommunication Network Regulations, 2022, unless the context otherwise requires :
(a) Words in the singular or plural term, as the case may be, shall also be deemed to include the plural or the singular term respectively;
(b) References to any statutes, Regulations or guidelines shall be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such statutes, Regulations or guidelines, as the case may be, referred to;
(c) In case of variance between English and Hindi versions of these Regulations, English version shall prevail.
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2.4. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003;
(b) “Commission” means the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission.
(c) “Distribution Assets”: Distribution assets such as electric poles, distribution transformers, official buildings etc. of distribution licensee but excluding wires and the poles / towers on 33 kV line.
(d) “Gross revenue” in respect of facilitation of telecommunication network means the gross revenue accrued to licensee from such facilitation of telecommunication network but not the revenue from the core business of supply of electricity by the distribution licensee a financial year;
(e) “Telecommunication/ telecom Company” Any telecom infrastructure provider engaged in transmission of data in words, voice, audio, image, video mode, etc. and registered with the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India or any telecom services provider licensed from the Department of Telecommunication, Government of India or an infrastructure that requires laying Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) on the electrical poles of distribution licensee.
(f) “Metering Mechanism” All electricity consumption by telecommunication network of Telecom Companies installed on distribution assets shall be metered at the point of installation through a Smart Meter and billing of such consumption shall be done on point of installation basis as per supply code.
(g) “Agreement” Agreement for rental and related services signed between telecom company and distribution licensee for installation of telecommunication network on such distribution assets.