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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service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (repealed) in Wales

EU Directive 2002/22 · Adopted 7 March 2002 · Extends to United Kingdom

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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service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (repealed)

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Repealed by Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance).

Contents

  1. Chapter I: SCOPE, AIMS AND DEFINITIONS Repealed
  2. 1Subject-matter and scope Repealed
  3. 2Definitions Repealed
  4. Chapter II: UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS Repealed
  5. 3Availability of universal service Repealed
  6. 4Provision of access at a fixed location and provision of telephone services Repealed
  7. 5Directory enquiry services and directories Repealed
  8. 6Public pay telephones and other publics voice telephony access points Repealed
  9. 7Measures for disabled end-users Repealed
  10. 8Designation of undertakings Repealed
  11. 9Affordability of tariffs Repealed
  12. 10Control of expenditure Repealed
  13. 11Quality of service of designated undertakings Repealed
  14. 12Costing of universal service obligations Repealed
  15. 13Financing of universal service obligations Repealed
  16. 14Transparency Repealed
  17. 15Review of the scope of universal service Repealed
  18. Chapter III: REGULATORY CONTROLS ON UNDERTAKINGS WITH SIGNIFICANT MARKET POWER IN SPECIFIC RETAIL MARKETS Repealed
  19. 16Review of obligations Repealed
  20. 17Regulatory controls on retail services Repealed
  21. 18Regulatory controls on the minimum set of leased lines Repealed
  22. 19Carrier selection and carrier pre-selection Repealed
  23. Chapter IV: END-USER INTERESTS AND RIGHTS Repealed
  24. 20Contracts Repealed
  25. 21Transparency and publication of information Repealed
  26. 22Quality of service Repealed
  27. 23Availability of services Repealed
  28. 23aEnsuring equivalence in access and choice for disabled end-users Repealed
  29. 24Interoperability of consumer digital television equipment Repealed
  30. 25Telephone directory enquiry services Repealed
  31. 26Emergency services and the single European emergency call number Repealed
  32. 27European telephone access codes Repealed
  33. 27aHarmonised numbers for harmonised services of social value, including the missing children hotline number Repealed
  34. 28Access to numbers and services Repealed
  35. 29Provision of additional facilities Repealed
  36. 30Facilitating change of provider Repealed
  37. 31‘Must carry’ obligations Repealed
  38. Chapter V: GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  39. 32Additional mandatory services Repealed
  40. 33Consultation with interested parties Repealed
  41. 34Out-of-court dispute resolution Repealed
  42. 35Adaptation of annexes Repealed
  43. 36Notification, monitoring and review procedures Repealed
  44. 37Committee procedure Repealed
  45. 38Transposition Repealed
  46. 39Entry into force Repealed
  47. 40Addressees Repealed
  48. Annex I: DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10 (CONTROL OF EXPENDITURE), ARTICLE 29 (ADDITIONAL FACILITIES) AND ARTICLE 30 (FACILITATING CHANGE OF PROVIDER) Repealed
  49. Part A:: Facilities and services referred to in Article 10 Repealed
  50. (a)Itemised billing Repealed
  51. (b)Selective barring for outgoing calls or premium SMS or MMS, or, where technically feasible, other kinds of similar applications, free of charge Repealed
  52. (c)Pre-payment systems Repealed
  53. (d)Phased payment of connection fees Repealed
  54. (e)Non-payment of bills Repealed
  55. (f)Tariff advice Repealed
  56. (g)Cost control Repealed
  57. Part B:: Facilities referred to in Article 29 Repealed
  58. (a)Tone dialling or DTMF (dual-tone multi-frequency operation) Repealed
  59. (b)Calling-line identification Repealed
  60. C:Implementation of the number portability provisions referred to in Article 30 Repealed
  61. Annex II: INFORMATION TO BE PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 21 Repealed
  62. Division Repealed
  63. 1Division 1 Repealed
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  65. Division Repealed
  66. 2.1Division 2.1 Repealed
  67. 2.2Division 2.2 Repealed
  68. 2.3Division 2.3 Repealed
  69. 2.4Division 2.4 Repealed
  70. 2.5Division 2.5 Repealed
  71. 3Division 3 Repealed
  72. 4Division 4 Repealed
  73. Annex IIIQUALITY OF SERVICE PARAMETERS Repealed
  74. Annex IV: CALCULATING THE NET COST, IF ANY, OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS AND ESTABLISHING ANY RECOVERY OR SHARING MECHANISM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 12 AND 13 Repealed
  75. A:Calculation of net cost Repealed
  76. B:Recovery of any net costs of universal service obligations Repealed
  77. Annex VPROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE SCOPE OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 15 Repealed
  78. Annex VI: INTEROPERABILITY OF DIGITAL CONSUMER EQUIPMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 24 Repealed
  79. 1Common scrambling algorithm and free-to-air reception Repealed
  80. 2Interoperability for analogue and digital television sets Repealed
  81. Annex VIICONDITIONS FOR THE MINIMUM SET OF LEASED LINES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18 Repealed
  82. 1Non discrimination Repealed
  83. 2Cost orientation Repealed
  84. 3Transparency Repealed
  85. 3.1Division 3.1 Repealed
  86. 3.2Division 3.2 Repealed
  87. 3.3Division 3.3 Repealed

1Subject-matter and scopeF1

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2DefinitionsF1

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3Availability of universal serviceF1

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4Provision of access at a fixed location and provision of telephone servicesF1

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5Directory enquiry services and directoriesF1

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6Public pay telephones and other publics voice telephony access pointsF1

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7Measures for disabled end-usersF1

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8Designation of undertakingsF1

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9Affordability of tariffsF1

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10Control of expenditureF1

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11Quality of service of designated undertakingsF1

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12Costing of universal service obligationsF1

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13Financing of universal service obligationsF1

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14TransparencyF1

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15Review of the scope of universal serviceF1

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16Review of obligationsF1

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17Regulatory controls on retail servicesF1

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18Regulatory controls on the minimum set of leased linesF1

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19Carrier selection and carrier pre-selectionF1

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20ContractsF1

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21Transparency and publication of informationF1

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22Quality of serviceF1

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23Availability of servicesF1

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23aEnsuring equivalence in access and choice for disabled end-usersF1

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24Interoperability of consumer digital television equipmentF1

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25Telephone directory enquiry servicesF1

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26Emergency services and the single European emergency call numberF1

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27European telephone access codesF1

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27aHarmonised numbers for harmonised services of social value, including the missing children hotline numberF1

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28Access to numbers and servicesF1

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29Provision of additional facilitiesF1

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30Facilitating change of providerF1

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31‘Must carry’ obligationsF1

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32Additional mandatory servicesF1

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33Consultation with interested partiesF1

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34Out-of-court dispute resolutionF1

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35Adaptation of annexesF1

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36Notification, monitoring and review proceduresF1

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37Committee procedureF1

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38TranspositionF1

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39Entry into forceF1

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40AddresseesF1

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(a)Itemised billingF1

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(b)Selective barring for outgoing calls or premium SMS or MMS, or, where technically feasible, other kinds of similar applications, free of chargeF1

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(c)Pre-payment systemsF1

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(d)Phased payment of connection feesF1

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(e)Non-payment of billsF1

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(f)Tariff adviceF1

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(g)Cost controlF1

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(a)Tone dialling or DTMF (dual-tone multi-frequency operation)F1

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(b)Calling-line identificationF1

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C:Implementation of the number portability provisions referred to in Article 30F1

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Annex IIIQUALITY OF SERVICE PARAMETERSF1

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A:Calculation of net costF1

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B:Recovery of any net costs of universal service obligationsF1

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Annex VPROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE SCOPE OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 15F1

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1Common scrambling algorithm and free-to-air receptionF1

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2Interoperability for analogue and digital television setsF1

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Annex VIICONDITIONS FOR THE MINIMUM SET OF LEASED LINES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 18F1

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1Non discriminationF1

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2Cost orientationF1

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3TransparencyF1

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