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{{Short description|Provision of baseline level of services to every resident of a country}} {{Distinguish|Universal basic services}} {{For|the news agency|Universal Service (news agency)}} '''Universal service''' is an economic, legal and business term used mostly in regulated industries, referring to the practice of providing a baseline level of services to every resident of a country. An example of this concept is found in the US [[Telecommunications Act of 1996]], whose goals are: *to promote the availability of quality services at just, reasonable, and affordable rates *to increase access to advanced telecommunications services throughout the Nation *to advance the availability of such services to all consumers, including those in low income, rural, insular, and high cost areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to those charged in urban areas Universal service was widely adopted in legislation in Europe beginning in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>See the UK proposals in the [[Green Paper on Postal Services]]</ref> For instance, under the EU [[Postal Services Directive]] (97/67/EC), the Electricity Market Directive (2003/54/EC) and the Telecommunications Directive (2002/22/EC). The language of "universal service" has also been used in proposals by the US [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] for the reform of health care. When the practice is applied to providing [[media content]], a term ''[[must-carry]]'' is typically used.{{sfn|Eisenberg|2024|p=32}}
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