50Thus, by taking account of the situation of a universal service provider relative to that of its competitors, it is possible for the NRA to determine whether the net cost of its universal service obligations constitutes, by reason of the resulting distortions of competition in the relevant market to the detriment of that provider, an unfair burden on the latter, within the meaning of Articles 12 and 13 of the Universal Service Directive.
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