# The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Broadband) Regulations 2018, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
(a) “the Universal Service Order” means the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Broadband) Order 2018;
(b) “the Act” means the Communications Act 2003;
(c) “OFCOM” means the Office of Communications;
(d) “the universal service” means the provision in the United Kingdom of the connections and services set out in Schedule 1 of the Universal Service Order; and
(e) “a universal service provider” means a person designated to provide the whole or part of the universal service (and to whom universal service conditions under section 67 of the Act are applicable).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1231/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-broadband-regulations-2018/regulation-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.