Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 937
Electronic Communications
The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Amendment) Order 2022
Made
5th September 2022
Laid before Parliament
6th September 2022
Coming into force
1st October 2022
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Communications Act 2003( 1 ).
The Secretary of State has consulted OFCOM and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate in accordance with section 65(4) of that Act.
The Secretary of State has taken due account of the desirability of not favouring one form of electronic communications network, electronic communications service or associated facility, or one means of providing or making available such a network, service or facility, over another in accordance with section 65(5) of that Act.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Amendment) Order 2022 and comes into force on 1st October 2022.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendment of the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003
2. —(1)The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “publicly available telephone service” substitute—
“ “ publicly available telephone service ” means a service made available to the public for originating and receiving directly or indirectly national or national and international calls and access to emergency services through a telephone number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan; ”
(3) In the Schedule, in paragraph 1 (publicly available telephone services), in sub-paragraph (2) omit “and facsimile”.
Matt Warman
Minister of State
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
5th September 2022
2003 c. 21 . Section 65 was amended by sections 1(1) to (4) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) and by S.I. 2011/1043 , 2011/1210 , 2019/246 and 2020/1419 .
S.I. 2003/1904 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2011/1209 and 2018/445 .