The Secretary of State granted to NYNEX CableComms Oldham and Tameside a licence on 14th December 1993 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence in the Oldham and Tameside area. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 28th March 1994. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, NYNEX CableComms Oldham and Tameside will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 25th April 1994.

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