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1. By virtue of paragraph 17 of Schedule 18 to the Communications Act 2003 (the ‘Act’) National Transcommunications Limited is treated after 25th July 2003 as a person in whose case the Electronic Communications Code (the ‘Code’) applies by virtue of a direction (the ‘Deemed Direction’) under section 106(3) of the Act.

2. In accordance with section 115 of the Communications Act 2003 (the ‘Act’), the Office of Communications (“OFCOM”) propose to revoke the Deemed Direction, and to make a further direction applying the Code to National Transcommunications Limited, by way of a further direction under section 106 of the Act (the ‘Draft Direction’). This follows an application for an extension of its code powers by National Transcommunications Limited to its terrestrial transmission network. Ofcom is proposing to treat such application as an application for revocation and re-granting of the Code in respect of National Transcommunications Limited.

3. The draft Direction and accompanying explanatory statement setting out Ofcom’s reasons for the proposal are available on the Ofcom website. Hard copies of the draft Direction and the explanatory statement will be made available on request. For hard copies, please contact Michael Galvin on 020 7783 4158 or by sending an email to Michael.galvin@ofcom.org.uk.

4. Representations on the proposal may be made to: Michael Galvin, Ofcom, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA by not later than 5pm on 14 February 2005.

5. All confidential information should be clearly marked as such and separated out into a confidential annex. All representations received will be published, unless it is clearly marked that the response is confidential, and made available in Ofcom’s Knowledge Centre. Please contact Jan Kacperek (jan.kacperek@ofcom.org.uk) for further information with respect to public inspection or, for responses to the draft Direction, visit Ofcom’s website (www.ofcom.org.uk).

6. In this Notification, unless the contrary intention appears, words and phrases shall have the same meaning as in the Act.

7. In this Notification, “National Transcommunications Limited” means National Transcommunications Limited (registered company number 02487597).

Stephen Unger
Director of Telecoms Technology, Competition and Markets

A person authorised by Ofcom under paragraph 18 of the Schedule to the Office of Communications Act 2002
13 January 2005

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