Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Access Directive” means Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities^f1;

• “associated facilities” has the meaning given by Article 2(e) of the Framework Directive;

• “the Director” means the Director General of Telecommunications appointed under section 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1984^f2;

• “electronic communications network” has the meaning given by Article 2(a) of the Framework Directive;

• “electronic communications service” has the meaning given by Article 2(c) of the Framework Directive;

• “the Framework Directive” means Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services^f3;

• “significant market power” has the meaning given by regulation 5(3) to (7); and

• “the Universal Service Directive” means Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services^f4.