65 Obligations to be secured by universal service conditions
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

Universal service conditions

65  Obligations to be secured by universal service conditions

(1)     The Secretary of State must by order . . . set out the extent to which the things falling within subsection (2) must. . . be provided, made available or supplied throughout the United Kingdom.

(2)     Those things are—

(a)     electronic communications networks and electronic communications services; [and]

(b)     facilities capable of being made available as part of or in connection with an electronic communications service;

(c)     . . .

(d)     . . .

(e)     . . ..

[(2A)     The provision made under subsection (1) is referred to as “the universal service order”.

(2B)     The universal service order may in particular say that broadband connections and services [at a fixed location] must be provided to any extent, but may not do so unless—

(a)     it specifies the minimum download speed that must be provided by those connections and services, and

(b)

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