58.—(1) Section 135 (information required for purposes of certain OFCOM functions)(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (2), after paragraph (f) insert—
“(g)a person who provides or has provided a number-independent interpersonal communications service and appears to OFCOM to have information relevant to their functions under section 14(1).”.
(3) In subsection (3), after paragraph (f) insert—
“(fa)ascertaining whether a commitment which is made binding by a commitments decision continues to be effective for the purpose for which it was made binding under section 93A(8);”.
(4) After subsection (3A) insert—
“(3B) In subsection (2)(g), “number-independent interpersonal communications service” means an interpersonal communications service, as defined by section 32A(2), other than—
(a)a number-based interpersonal communications service; or
(b)a service where the interpersonal and interactive communication is merely a minor ancillary feature that is intrinsically linked to another service.”.
Section 135 was amended by sections 1(2) and 16(2) of the Digital Economy Act 2010, by S.I. 2011/1210 and by sections 1(8), 82(4) and 85(2) and (3) of the Digital Economy Act 2017.