Glossary and list of abbreviations

ATS	Access Control Systems
AIIB	Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
OHS	Occupational Health and Safety
LLC	Limited Liability Company
GHG	Greenhouse Gases
RCC	Regional Communications Community
UN SDG	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
ESG	Environmental, Social, Governance — principles that include environmental protection, favorable social conditions, and correct corporate governance.
ESS	Environmental and Social Standard
ESS 1	Requires a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impact of the project, including the impact on air and water quality, public health, natural resources (land, water, ecosystems), livelihoods, vulnerable groups, gender, health and safety of workers and the public, cultural resources, as well as consultation with stakeholders.
ESS 2	Requires the preparation of a land acquisition and resettlement plan or framework (LARP/LAP/RP or LARPF/LAPF/PF), including an impact assessment and compensation mechanism
ESS 3	Requires the preparation of a plan or framework for the protection of indigenous peoples' rights (IP or IPPF), including their cultural identity, rights to resources and land, and the provision of their FPIC.
FPIC	Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
GRI	Global Reporting Initiative — global reporting initiative
SASB	SASB — Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
GSMA	GSMA (GSM Association) is a global association uniting mobile network operators and companies involved in the mobile communications industry.
VoLTE	Voice over LTE is a technology for transmitting voice in LTE (4G) networks
GRI	Global Reporting Initiative
GSMA	GSMA (GSM Association)
SASB	SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board)
VoLTE	Voice over LTE