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<p> </p><p>The regulatory options for protecting the universal service are set out
in the Postal Services Act 2011. Parliament has given Ofcom the primary statutory
duty to secure the provision of the universal service and the powers and tools it
needs to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has carried out a consultation
on end-to-end competition in the postal services sector and published a Guidance paper
on the use of its regulatory options and the circumstances under which it would intervene
to protect the universal service from any serious threat from competition.</p><p><br></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information about this consultation
on end-to-end competition and the Guidance (“Final Guidance on Ofcom’s approach to
assessing the impact on the universal service”) can be found on Ofcom’s website (<a
href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p>
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