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3G

Third generation internet connection that allows mobile phones to send and receive larger volumes of data, such as live broadcasts, video clips and emails

BBBEE

Broad-based black economic empowerment, a South African national initiative to enable economic participation for black South Africans

BTS

Base transceiver station

CDM

The United Nations Clean Development Mechanism allows a country with an emission-reduction or emission-limitation commitment under the Kyoto Protocol (Annex B Party) to implement an emission-reduction project in developing countries

CDP

Carbon Disclosure Project

CO2

Carbon dioxide

CO2e

Carbon dioxide equivalent

Convergence

Information and communication technology products and services combining voice and data

COP 17

17th Conferences of Parties

EASSy

Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System

EDGE

Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) delivers 2G technology that delivers advanced mobile services such as downloading video and music clips, full multimedia messaging, high-speed colour Internet access and email on the move. It is five times faster than conventional GPRS

EIG

Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable

EMF

Electromagnetic Fields or radio signals or waves, or energy that travels through space

GB

Gigabyte

GDP

Gross domestic product

GHG

Greenhouse gas; unless indicated otherwise, GHG emissions are made up of CO2, Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbon (HfC), Perfluorcarbon (pFc) and Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6). the greatest contributors to global warming.

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a connectivity solution based on Internet Protocols that support a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications

GSMA

Global System for Mobile Communications Association

HSDPA

High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), part of the evolutionary path of 3G

ICASA

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

ICNIRP

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection: www.icnirp.de

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IFC

International Finance Corporation

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

KING III

King Code of Governance Principles and the King Report on Governance (King III) for companies operating in South Africa and listed on the JSE

LARGE OPCO CLUSTER

These are defined as those operations that contributes a significant portion of our annual revenue. They include South Africa, Nigeria, Irancell, Syria, Ghana, Cote d"Ivoire, Cameroon, Uganda, Sudan.

LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LTE

Long Term Evolution

Major OPCO

Our major operations are defined as those operations that contribute a significant portion of our annual revenue. They include: Ghana, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, and Syria (in alphabetical order)

MMS

Multi Media Services

MTR

Mobile termination rates

MW

Megawatt

OPCO

MTN operating companies

RF

Radio frequency

SEACOM

Submarine cable linking South and East Africa

SMS

Short Messaging Services

SUSTAINABILITY

Defined as ability to meet human needs in the present while preserving the environment so that these needs can also be met in the indefinite future. It requires understanding the many interconnections between economy, society and the environment

TEAMS

The East African Marine System submarine cable

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNWFP

United Nations World Food Programme

WACS

West Africa Cable System

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol

WHO

World Health Organisation

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