The Universal Service Directive or formally Directive 2002/22/EC of the

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and of the

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of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services addresses so called universal service obligations and users' rights related to

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s in the

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. The directive mandates that emergency services be accessible by dialing 112 on phones in EU member states.

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Legislation summary by the European Union
European Union directives Telecommunications law 2002 in law 2002 in the European Union {{Telecom-stub

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