Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to East Coast Cable Ltd on 7th June 1990 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the Ipswich and Colchester area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 19th July 1990. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, East Coast Cable Ltd will be a public telecommunications operator in respect of its Ipswich and Colchester public telecommunication systems when the Order comes into force.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4N 7JJ.