Explanatory note

The Secretary of State granted to Teleport (Northern Ireland) Limited a licence on 14 October 1997 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 29th January 1998. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Teleport (Northern Ireland) Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 27th February 1998.

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