Explanatory note

The Secretary of State granted to Leicester Communications Limited on 3rd September 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 whole of the City of Leicester and adjacent parts of the Districts of North West Leicestershire, Blaby and Harborough and the Boroughs of Charnwood (including all of the town of Loughborough) and Oadby & Wigston. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 24th September 1990. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Leicester Communications Limited will be a public telecommunications operator in respect of its Leicester and Loughborough 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.