# The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Cable Thames Valley Limited) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to Cable Thames Valley Limited a licence on 28 July 1997 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in that licence in London and the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Wiltshire. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 27th November 1997. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Cable Thames Valley Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 26th December 1997.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2821/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-telecommunication-system-designation-cable-thames-valley-limited-order-1997/note
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