Regulation 3 Modification of licences to include the Voice Telephony Conditions

(1)

The relevant Licences are hereby modified upon the coming into force of these Regulations by the insertion—

(a)

as regards the BT Licence, of the conditions set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations as part 4 of Schedule 1 to the BT Licence; and

(b)

as regards the Kingston Licences, of those conditions other than—

(i)

condition VTD2 (publication of and access to information) to the extent that it applies to the requirement in paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations; and

(ii)

condition VTD11 (cost accounting principles)^f1,

as Part 4 of Schedule 1 to the Kingston Licences

and the conditions inserted into each of the relevant Licences pursuant to this regulation are, in relation to that licence, referred to for the purposes of these Regulations as “the Voice Telephony Conditions”.

(2)

For the purposes of the Act, the modifications of the relevant Licences by paragraph (1) of this regulation shall have effect as if they were made under section 12 of the Act by the Director.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: An application for a deferment under Article 28 of the Voice Telephony Directive is being made in respect the application to Kingston of the obligations under Article 13 of that Directive.