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<p>The broadband Universal service Obligation (USO) was launched in March 2020 and
acts as a ‘digital safety net’ providing every premises with the legal right to request
a decent broadband service providing speeds of at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps
upload.</p><p>As the independent regulator, it is the responsibility of Ofcom to administer
and monitor the broadband USO and ensure that the two Universal Service Providers
comply with the obligations placed on them.</p><p>As set out in the <em>Communications
Act 2003</em>, the Secretary of State must give Ofcom a direction to review the broadband
USO once at least 75% of premises in the United Kingdom, on the basis of Ofcom’s data,
take up a broadband service with a download speed of at least 30 megabits per second.
As of September 2021 Ofcom reported that 69% of premises in the UK had taken up a
superfast broadband service.</p>
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