Regulation 2 Interpretation

—In these Regulations—

• “the Director” means the Director General of Telecommunications appointed under section 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1984^f1;

• “the Framework Directive” means Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services^f2;

• “the universal service” means the provision in the United Kingdom of the services and facilities set out in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9(2) of the Universal Service Directive;

• “the Universal Service Directive” means Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services^f3; and

• “universal service provider” means person who is designated as a person who provides the whole or part of the universal service.