4 March End of initial consultation period on "Promoting Competition in Services over Telecommunication Networks".
18 March Deadline for receipt of comments on any submissions made during the initial consultation period.
30 April Deadline for final comments on service provider proposals.
2 February End of initial consultation period on first consultative document ("Pricing of telecommunication services from 1997").
16 February Deadline for receipt of comments on any submissions made during the initial consultation period.
20 February Date of consumer workshop organised by Oftel (for details contact Peter Westley at Oftel on 0171-634 8890).
End March. Publication of second consultative document, including range of "X" and draft licence modifications, plus Oftel's preliminary views on the outcome of its consultation on service providers.
Mid April. End of initial consultation period on second consultative document.
Early May. Deadline for receipt of comments on any submissions on the second consultative document made during the initial consultation period.
End May. Statutory consultation on proposed licence modifications and publication of final consultative document containing proposed levels of price controls, and proposals in relation to service providers.