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(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.
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(1) The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003 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