Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State granted to Cable Television Limited on 4th September 1990 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in the Borough of Northampton area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 17th October 1990. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Cable Television Limited will be a public telecommunications operator in respect of its Borough of Northampton public telecommunication systems when the Order comes into force.
A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.