BT's response to the Ofcom consultation on the Universal Service Obligation (USO)

BT's response to the Ofcom consultation on the Universal Service Obligation (USO)

Issued 21 March 2005

Executive Summary

BT welcomes the chance to respond to the Ofcom consultation on the Universal Service Obligation (USO)

BT supports the principle of Universal Service and we appreciate our wider responsibilities in the provision of certain services which have significant social benefit but are commercially unattractive. But we urge Ofcom to recognise that Universal Service should be treated as an industry issue, not simply a "BT issue". The market we all now operate in is increasingly competitive and the whole of the industry benefits from the USO through more people being able to make calls. 

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Comments should be addressed to Jim O’Connor at jim.je.oconnor@bt.com