1 Universal service broadband obligations
Digital Economy Act 2017 (2017 c 30) | Legislation

Part 1 Access to Digital Services

1  Universal service broadband obligations

(1)     The Communications Act 2003 is amended as follows.

(2)     Section 65 (obligations to be secured by universal service conditions) is amended as follows.

(3)     In subsection (1) omit “(“the universal service order”)”.

(4)     After subsection (2) insert—

“(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 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)     the speed so specified is at least 10 megabits per second.

(2C)

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