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  "long_title": "The Secretary of State granted to Viatel UK Limited on 28 April 1997 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 29th October 1997. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Conse quently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Viatel UK Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when this Order comes into force on 27th November 1997.",
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