the obligatory/mandatory provision of postal services throughout the territory to which the obligation applies; this implies accessibility to collections by which mail being sent can be input into the mail network as well as delivery to every address in the territory. It also implies affordable prices and good quality of service (1). The provision of telecommunications services permitting "access to a defined minimum service of specified quality to all users everywhere and, in the light of specific national conditions, at an affordable price". The notion of universal service also includes, in particular, service to disadvantaged users such as deaf and other disabled users. Political orientations concerning the scope of universal service have been provided by Council Resolution 94/C48/01 and other associated Commission statements (2)., üldistes huvides osutatav ja riigi või teatud piirkonna valdava enamiku elanike kasutatav teenus, milleks on gaasi-, elektri-, soojusenergia-, vee- ja kanalisatsiooni-, jäätmekäitlus- ja sideteenus ning muu samalaadne teenus
