Regulation 6 Application for a determination that contributions are to be made by communications providers to whom general conditions are applicable for meeting an unfair financial burdenI1

United Kingdom

If the universal service provider wishes to make an application to OFCOM for a determination under section 71(3)(b) of the Act and OFCOM have announced a commencement of a review under section 70(1) of the Act—

(a)

the provider must submit the application on or before the date falling two months after the date on which OFCOM announced the commencement of the review, under section 70(1) of the Act, of the extent of the financial burden which exists for that provider of complying in relation to any matter with any one or more of the universal service conditions applied to it; and

(b)

the application must—

(i)

be made in writing to OFCOM;

(ii)

state that it is an application for a determination under section 71(3)(b) of the Act; and

(iii)

be signed by a director of the universal service provider.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in force at 15.6.2020, see reg. 1