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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Orange Personal Communications Services Limited on 27th July 1995 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in the licence. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 20th October 1995. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Orange Personal Communications Services Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when this Order comes into force on 18th November 1995.

A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.