The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Videotron Southampton & Eastleigh Limited) Order 1997

Made20th January 1997

Laid before Parliament21st January 1997

Coming into force19th February 1997

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Videotron Southampton & Eastleigh Limited on 4th November 1996 a licence (“the Licence”) under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 19841 (“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:—

1.

This Order may be cited as the Public Telecommunication System Designation (Videotron Southampton & Eastleigh Limited) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 19th February 1997.

2.

Each of the Applicable Systems is hereby designated as a public telecommunication system.

Ian Taylor

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science and Technology,

Department of Trade and Industry

20th January 1997

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Videotron Southampton & Eastleigh Limited a licence on 4th November 1996 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in that Licence in the Totton and Hythe area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 21st January 1997. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Videotron Southampton & Eastleigh Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 19th February 1997.

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