56Regional universal service provider

#### 56 Regional universal service provider (1) This section applies to a declaration that: (a) was in force under subsection 290(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1991 immediately before 1 July 1997; and (b) declared a person to be the universal service carrier for a particular area. (2) The Telecommunications Act 1997 has effect as if: (a) the declaration were a declaration under subsection 150(2) of that Act stating that the person is the regional universal service provider for that area; and (b) the declaration had been made immediately before 1 July 1997. (3) For the purposes of this section, it is to be assumed that section 150 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 had commenced immediately before 1 July 1997.