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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-costs-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/545",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Costs) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-costs-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Electronic Communications\nMade 28th May 2020\nComing into force 15th June 2020\nThe Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 71(4), 71(5), 71(7), 71(9) and 403(7) of the Communications Act 2003 (the “Act”) make the following Regulations.\nBefore making these Regulations, OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 403(4)(a) of the Act, published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 403(4)(b) of the Act, and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in the notice in accordance with section 403(4)(c) of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.21"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/545/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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