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European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Universal Service and Users' Rights) Regulations, 2003 [S.I. No. 308 of 2003]
Introductory Text
Regulation 1 Citation and commencement
Regulation 2 Interpretation
Regulation 3 Provision of access at a fixed location
Regulation 4 Directory inquiry services and directories
Regulation 5 Public pay telephones
Regulation 6 Specific measures for disabled users
Regulation 7 Designation of undertakings
Regulation 8 Affordability of tariffs
Regulation 9 Control of expenditure
Regulation 10 Quality of service of designated undertakings
Regulation 11 Costing of universal service obligations
Regulation 12 Financing of universal service obligations
Regulation 13 Continuation of existing obligations
Regulation 14 Regulatory controls on retail markets
Regulation 15 Regulatory controls on the minimum set of leased line
Regulation 16 Carrier selection and carrier pre-selection
Regulation 17 Contracts
Regulation 18 Transparency and publication of information and quality of service
Regulation 19 Integrity of the network
Regulation 20 Interoperability of consumer digital television equipment
Regulation 21 Operator assistance and directory inquiry services
Regulation 22 Single European emergency call number
Regulation 23 European telephone access codes
Regulation 24 Non-geographic numbers
Regulation 25 Provision of additional facilities
Regulation 26 Number portability
Regulation 27 Consultation with interested parties
Regulation 28 Dispute resolution
Regulation 29 Notification, monitoring and review procedures
Regulation 30 Notices regarding imposition of obligations
Regulation 31 Directions
Regulation 32 Enforcement Compliance with obligations
Regulation 33 Enforcement by the Director of Consumer Affairs
Regulation 34 Service of directions and notifications
Regulation 35 Offence not to comply with requirement of Director of Consumer Affairs
Regulation 36 Prosecution of offences under these Regulations
Regulation 37 Offences committed under these Regulations by bodies corporate
Schedule 1 Description of Facilities and Services Referred to in Regulations 9 and 25
Schedule 1, Part A: Facilities and services referred to in Regulation 9
Schedule 1, Part B: Facilities referred to in Regulation 25
Schedule 2 Calculating the net cost, if any, of Universal Service Obligations and Establishing any Recovery or Sharing Mechnism in Accordance With Articles 12 and 13 of the Universal Service Directive
Schedule 2, Part A: Calculation of net cost
Schedule 2, Part B: Recovery of any net costs of universal service obligations
Schedule 3 Conditions for the Minimum Set of Leased Lines Referred to in Regulation 15
Schedule 4 Information to be Published in Accordance With Regulation 18
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