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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Wakefield Cable Limited a licence on 7th February 1991 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the borough of Wakefield. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 11th March 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Wakefield Cable Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 8th April 1991.

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