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Originally Posted by andrew_wallasey
Who holds the legal obligation to that because our property never had a phone line connected (no BT wire connected from the pole to our house) for several months.
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In the UK, BT are subjected to the Universal Service Obligation, whereas other providers aren't. Subject to certain cost restrictions, BT
have to provide telephone service at a customer's request (first line only, though).
Relating back to the thread, a similar regime exists in Ireland with Eircom holding the USO -
"The concept of Universal Service is designed to ensure that that every person can receive a basic set of high quality telecommunications services, no matter where they live, at an affordable price. eircom is the designated ‘Universal Service Provider’ (USP) and has a number of obligations regarding the provision of certain services."
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http://www.askcomreg.ie/home_phone/default.asp?NCID=90)