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Bandwidth meaning

What does Bandwidth mean?
In legal practice, bandwidth describes the data‑carrying capacity of a communications link or radio‑frequency channel and is routinely specified in telecommunications contracts, service level agreements (SLAs), hosting and cloud arrangements, and spectrum licences. It is a descriptive technical term rather than a generally defined statutory concept, though it appears in Ofcom and ComReg regulatory instruments and in licence and contract schedules. In analogue and radio contexts, bandwidth is the width of the frequency range used, measured in Hertz (Hz) (for example, a 20 MHz channel). In digital and network services, it is the rate at which data can be transferred, measured in bits per second (bit/s), commonly expressed as Mb/s or Gb/s. Higher bandwidth enables more information to be transmitted in a given time. For drafting and enforcement, distinguish bandwidth from throughput and latency: user‑experienced speed depends on factors such as contention and packet loss. Contracts often specify minimum committed rates, contention ratios, and symmetric or asymmetric bandwidth, with remedies for underperformance. Usage is broadly consistent across England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, subject to regulator‑specific terminology and conditions in Ofcom (UK) and ComReg (Ireland) frameworks.
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CJEU: Zero-rating options per se breach equal treatment under EU Open Internet Regulation; bandwidth, tethering and roaming limits also unlawful

Joined cases Vodafone GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland Case C-854/19; Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände—Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband eV v Vodafone GmbH Case C-5/20; and Telekom Deutschland GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland Case C-34/20 What are the practical implications of this case? Zero tariff, or zero rating, has long been contentious because it deliberately favours some app providers, clashing with net neutrality principles—the idea that the internet should be open to everyone and free from unequal treatment. Under these offers, a customer buys a data bundle but can use specified apps without that usage counting against their allowance. In other words, usage of named services does not reduce the volume of data included in the plan. These carve‑outs are determined by the ISP. The ISP chooses which apps are exempt and, typically, these are those linked to particular partnerships. In the Telenor ruling last year, the Court of Justice offered welcome clarity by holding that Telenor’s zero rating arrangements were incompatible with net neutrality rules. That said, the decision dealt specifically with discriminatory reductions...

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PRACTICE NOTES
Noise-induced hearing loss: medico-legal audiology glossary for occupational and personal injury claims

Air conduction (AC) Sound is carried through the outer and middle ear before reaching the inner ear. A standard audiogram evaluates hearing via air conduction. Age-associated hearing loss (AAHL) Also termed presbycusis, this age-related hearing loss arises chiefly from ageing and usually impacts both ears to an equal extent. Air-bone gap (ABG) The value obtained by subtracting the HTL from the bone conduction reading from the HTL of the air conduction reading. Audiogram A pure tone audiogram is a graph of an individual’s hearing threshold levels for pure tones across different frequencies, displaying loss as a function of frequency, measured with an audiometer. Audiometer Pure tone audiometer — an electroacoustic instrument. For air conduction tests it uses a headset with two earphones delivering pure tones of specified frequencies at known sound pressure levels to establish hearing thresholds, one ear at a time. For bone conduction measurement the audiometer also includes a bone vibrator. Manual audiometer — an audiometer...

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PRECEDENTS
Pro-supplier SaaS Acceptable Use Policy precedent: restrictions, data and communication standards, IP and trade marks, AI and confidentiality, anti-scraping, bandwidth and storage limits

This consolidated Acceptable Use Policy was issued on [ insert date ]. Earlier versions can be found at [ insert URL ]. [ For details of Updated provisions, see: [ insert URL ]. ] 1 Introduction 1.1 This Acceptable Use Policy (as Updated periodically) forms part of our Agreement under the Master SaaS Terms. It sets out how the Customer, Authorised Affiliates and Authorised Users are permitted to access and use the Services. 1.2 Capitalised terms used in this Acceptable Use Policy take the meanings assigned in the Master SaaS Terms as applied by our Agreement, and the same interpretative rules apply. In addition, the following definitions apply in this Acceptable Use Policy: Master SaaS Terms means the most recent version of the document available at [ insert URL ], as Updated from time to time; and Virus means any programme or code capable of preventing, impairing, affecting the reliability of, destroying, damaging, interfering with, corrupting, or otherwise causing unwanted effects on any...

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