Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Communications Act 2003;

• “amount to be collected” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 7;

• “amount to be compensated” means the amount, in pounds sterling, which OFCOM have determined, under section 71(2) of the Act, that is or would be unfair for the universal service provider to bear, or continue to bear;

• “director” means any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called;

• “fund” means an administrative arrangement set up to compensate a universal service provider for a particular amount to be collected through contributions made by contributors;

• “outstanding sum” has the meaning given in regulation 15(1);

• F1“public funds” means money provided by Parliament;

• “specific turnover” means the turnover that a person generates—

  1. (a)

     in a time period specified by OFCOM;

  2. (b)

     in respect of such networks, services or facilities provided or made available by that person as specified by OFCOM;

  3. (c)

     which is calculated in a manner specified by OFCOM; and

  4. (d)

     after deducting such payments made to other persons as are specified by OFCOM;

• “unfair financial burden” means the part of the financial burden of complying in relation to any matter with any one or more of the universal service conditions calculated in accordance with section 70(3) of the Act which OFCOM have determined that it is or would be unfair for a universal service provider to bear, or continue to bear, in accordance with section 71(2) of the Act;

• “universal service” means the provision in the United Kingdom of one or more of the things falling within section 65(2) of the Act set out in any universal service order made by the Secretary of State under section 65(1) of the Act; and

• “universal service provider” means a person who is designated in accordance with regulations made by OFCOM under section 66(1) of the Act^f1 to provide the whole or part of a universal service.