9BWhat is a service obligation?

#### 9B What is a service obligation? (1) Unless the Minister makes a determination under subsection (2), each of the following is a service obligation: (a) the obligation referred to in paragraph 9(1)(a) (dealing with the standard telephone services); (b) the obligation referred to in paragraph 9(1)(b) (dealing with payphones). (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine the service obligations by dividing the universal service obligation in another way. (3) The determination must also specify, in respect of each service obligation, what must be supplied or done in order to fulfil the service obligation.