Mr. Garrett Blaney:

It would be a matter for consideration in transposition, but covering so many would not be in keeping with the experiences elsewhere. I will go back to the example of the United Kingdom where for some 98% of people there is a broadband speed of 10 Mbps which has been set as the level. The USO ensures the 2% who do not will get what the 98% have. If the figure of 2% was to become 20%, people might say it was no longer a USO but rather a policy intervention. We are only providing our interpretation of EU legislation. As it has not been transposed, ultimately, decisions about where exactly the threshold between a policy intervention and a USO should lie will be matters for consideration in the transposition process.