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The regulatory options to protect the universal service are set out in the Postal Services Act 2011.<\/p>
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Parliament has given Ofcom the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of the universal service and the powers and tools its needs to do so.<\/p>
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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. More information about Ofcom\u2019s consultation on end-to-end competition and its Guidance (\u201cFinal Guidance on Ofcom\u2019s approach to assessing the impact on the universal service\u201d) can be found on its website (www.ofcom.org.uk<\/a>).<\/p> <\/p>"}
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