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min date	2018-11-02
answer › date of answer	2020-07-09
answering dept sort name	Digital%2C Culture%2C Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Standards

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06/07/2020

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Broadband: Standards

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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report entitled, UK’s internet use surges to record levels, published by Ofcom on 24 June 2020, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the broadband universal service obligation requirement of latency sufficient for (a) voice calls only and (b) voice and video calls.

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Newcastle upon Tyne Central

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Chi Onwurah

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69555

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is ministerial correction

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09/07/2020

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The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Broadband) Order 2018 already stipulates that Universal Service Providers must provide a broadband connection which is ‘capable of allowing the end-user to make and receive voice calls over the connection effectively’. The speed and technical requirements of the Universal Service Obligation (USO) were set on the advice of Ofcom based on the broadband requirements of a typical household, including both voice and video calls. The USO acts as a digital safety net for households unable to access a broadband service that meets these requirements at present. Section 72A of the Digital Economy Act 2017 includes a requirement for the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to give a direction to Ofcom to review the broadband USO when at least 75% of premises in the UK subscribe to a broadband service that provides a download speed of at least 30Mbps.

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Boston and Skegness

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Matt Warman

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09/07/2020 12:08:41

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