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  "long_title": "The Secretary of State granted to United Artists Communications (South Thames Estuary) Limited on 30th November 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 Thames Estuary South area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 7th February 1991. This order designates those telecommuncation systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, United Artists Communications (South Thames Estuary) Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 7th March 1991.",
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