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This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It relates to Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC (Access Directive). It is part of a series of Practice Notes on core elements of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It deals with Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC (Authorisation Directive). It is part of a series of Practice Notes on core elements of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It relates to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services as amended by Directive 2009/140/EC (the Framework Directive). It is part of a series of Practice Notes on core elements of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It relates to Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC (Universal Service Directive). It is part of a series of Practice Notes on core elements of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications.

This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It provides an overview of the EU regulatory framework for the regulation of electronic communications (the Framework) and its core elements. It summarises the scope and content of the main directives that made up the Framework and the policy areas addressed in terms of regulating the telecoms market.

This Practice Note sets out the UK’s regulatory framework for electronic communications, also known as telecommunications (telecoms), addressing the question of which services are regulated and, if so, what regulation applies. In the UK, the regulatory regime is primarily based on the Communications Act 2003, the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006, Ofcom’s General Conditions of Entitlement, and Ofcom’s associated regulatory functions and powers. This Practice Note sets out these key elements of regulation and explains how and when they apply.