Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to Videotron Thamesmead Limited on 6th June 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 whole of Thamesmead Town. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 6th August 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Videotron Thamesmead Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 3rd September 1991.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.