Concept of universal service: The European Commission launches from March to May 2010 a public consultation on Universal Service principles in e-communications adressing questions concerning the basic concept of universal service (social and territorial cohesion), its scope regarding the broadband internet access and its financing

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – Commission public consultation of 2 March 2010 on the principles of univesivesal service in the electronic communications sector As underlined by 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 (the Universal Service Directive),