Presentation of Universal Service

Morocco's Universal Telecommunications Service is governed by law no. 24-96 and decree no. 2-97-1026.  
Through these regulatory provisions, the legislator has established the rules for managing the Universal Service, by clearly defining the mechanisms required for its implementation. These include: 

• Broadening the scope of the Universal Service to include land-use planning and value-added services, in particular those enabling Internet access; 
• The creation of an inter-ministerial committee called the "Comité de Gestion du Service Universel de Télécommunications (CGSUT)" (Universal Telecommunications Service Management Committee), which is primarily responsible for defining and validating the Universal Service programs to be implemented;
• The creation of specific fund called the "Fonds du Service Universel des Télécommunications" (FSUT). This fund will finance all Universal Service programs validated by the CGSUT;
• Clarification of the terms and conditions governing the realisation of Universal Service missions by Public Telecommunications Network Operators (ERPT).