Part 1: Access to Digital Services Section 1: Universal service broadband obligations
Section 65 of the 2003 Act provides powers to make an order specifying the services that fall within the scope of the Universal Service Obligation. This section inserts new subsections into section 65 of the 2003 Act clarifying the government’s powers to include broadband within the scope of universal service.
	This section also inserts new sections 72A and 72B into the 2003 Act. Section 72A gives the Secretary of State the power to require Ofcom to review the broadband USO, as appropriate, to ensure that in future it continues to reflect connectivity needs, including whether the minimum speed needs to be updated. Section 72B requires the Secretary of State to direct Ofcom to review the broadband USO if it specifies a minimum download speed that is less than 30 megabits per second and it appears, on the basis of information published by Ofcom, that at least 75% of premises in the UK subscribe to broadband connections or services that provide a download speed of at least 30 megabits per second.