CONGRESSIONAL BILL NO. 18-145, C.D.1 P.C. NO. 18-254 PUBLIC LAW NO. 18-52 1 (am) ‘universal access obligation’ means an 2 obligation of a licensee to provide communications 3 services under a universal access policy in an eligible 4 geographic area under Section 361(1). 5 6 (an) ‘universal access plan’ has the meaning given in section 367; 7 (ao) ‘Universal Access Special Revolving Fund’ 8 means the Universal Access Special Revolving Fund 9 established under section 365; 10 (ap) ’user’ means any person using a 11 communications service, regardless of whether such a 12 person is contracted to acquire the service. 13 (aq) ‘wholesale services’ means services required 14 by a licensee in order to provide communications 15 services where such services are supplied or provided by 16 means of or by means that rely upon a bottleneck 17 facility.” 18 Section 7. Title 21 of the Code of the Federated States of 19 Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new 20 section 303 under chapter 3, to read as follows: 21 22 23 “Section 303. General objectives (1) The objectives of this Act are: (a) Providing transparent, technologically and 24 competitively neutral regulation, which focuses on 25 promoting the long-term interests of users; 12 of 119

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