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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to SWEB Telecoms Limited a licence on 15 September 1995 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in that licence in the United Kingdom. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 29th May 1996. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, SWEB Telecoms Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 27th June 1996.

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