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Digital Economy Act 2017

Annex D – Glossary

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Reference

CAT Competition Appeal Tribunal
CMA Competition and Markets Authority
PECR Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Superfast broadband Broadband capable of delivering download speeds of at least 24 Mbps
the 1988 Act Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
the 1998 Act Data Protection Act 1998
the 2002 Act The Office of Communications Act 2002
the 2003 Act Communications Act 2003
the 2006 Act Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006
the 2007 Act Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
the 2015 Act Consumer Rights Act 2015
USO Universal Service Obligation
the code The electronic communications code
existing code The electronic communications code in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984
new code The electronic communications code in Schedule 2 to this Act
code rights Rights conferred on a communications network provider concerning the installation and maintenance of apparatus on, over or under land
code operators Communications network providers with rights under the electronic communications code
VoD Video on demand

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