Explanatory note

The Secretary of State granted to Videotron South Limited on 22nd April 1991 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the City of Winchester. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 3rd July 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Videotron South Limited will be a public telecommunications operator in respect of its Winchester public telecommunication systems when the Order comes into force on 31st July 1991. A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.