{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-order-2003/schedule/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-order-2003/schedule/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1904",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-order-2003",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) At least one designated universal service provider shall meet all reasonable requests by end-users for connection at a fixed location to the public electronic communications network and for access to publicly available telephone services over that communications network.\n(2) The connection referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall be capable of allowing end-users to make and receive local, national and international telephone calls ....\n(3) Access to a publicly available telephone service in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall continue to be provided in the event of non-payment of bills for the use of that service, unless the provider of the service has first taken adequate measures regarding interruption to, or disconnection of the service.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. para. 1(1) substituted (26.5.2011) by The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1209), arts. 1(1), 5(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. para. 1(1) substituted (26.5.2011) by The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1209), arts. 1(1), 5(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. para. 1(2) omitted (1.10.2022) by virtue of The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Amendment) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/937), arts. 1(1), 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1904/schedule/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:14:37.082341+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}