1994 No. 1006

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Insight Communications Guildford Limited) Order 1994

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

Whereas the Secretary of State has granted to Insight Communications Guildford Limited on 13th October 1993 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 Annex A to the Licence (“the Applicable Cabled 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 (Insight Communications Guildford Limited) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 11th May 1994.

2

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

3

The Public Telecommunication System Designation (British Cable Services Limited) Order 19872 is hereby revoked.

Patrick McLoughlinParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment of Trade and Industry

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Secretary of State granted to Insight Communications Guildford Limited on 13th October 1993 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence in the Guildford, Aldershot and Woking area.

A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 12th April 1994. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Insight Communications Guildford Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 11th May 1994.

The licence replaces the licence granted to British Cable Services Limited on 8th May 1987 which has been revoked at the request of the licensee. The Public Telecommunication System Designation (British Cable Services Limited) Order 1987 (S.I.1987/827) falls to be revoked as spent.

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