The Public Telecommunication System Designation (WTI Telecom (UK) Limited) Order 2000
S.I. 2000/162 · Made 25 January 2000
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Made 25th January 2000
Laid before Parliament 31st January 2000
Coming into force 29th February 2000
Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to WTI Telecom (UK) Limited on 23 November 1999 a licence (“the Licence”) under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984f1 (“the Act”), to which section 8 of the Act applies, for the running of the telecommunication systems specified in the Licence (“the Applicable Systems”):
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 9 of the Act, hereby makes the following Order:—
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This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (WTI Telecom (UK) Limited) Order 2000 and shall come into force on29th February 2000.
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Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.
Signature
Patricia Hewitt,
Minister of State for Small Business and E Commerce,
Department of Trade and Industry
25th January 2000
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to WTI Telecom (UK) Limited a licence on 22 November 1999 under secton 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 31st January 2000. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, WTI Telecom (UK) Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 29th February 2000.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.