Explanatory note

The Secretary of State granted to Derbyshire Cablevision Limited on 3rd September 1990a 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 the City of Derby and small parts of the Borough of Erewash and the District of South Derbyshire. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 3rd October 1990. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Derbyshire Cablevision Limited will be a public telecommunications operator in respect of its Derby public telecommunication systems when the Order comes into force.

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