Information Memorandum Updates

Information Memorandum Latest Corrections and Updates: 30 August 2000

Please note the following corrections/updates to the Information Memorandum.

Page 9, second paragraph in section 1.1.3, penultimate line "to the House of Commons" should be deleted. The announcement was made via a Press Notice.
Page 12, section 1.1.7 and page 61, section 4.4.2.1, examples two and three where it says "(2 below the minimum level)" should read "(3 below the minimum level).
Page 62, section 4.4.2.3, the second line of the second indentation of the fifth bullet point should read "The minimum raise will be 15%" (as specified in 4.33.22 of the Notice) and not "The minimum raise will be 5%".
Tables 1.1 and 4.1 (pages 14 and 49 respectively) are inconsistent in the date given for notification of successful pre-qualification – the date of 20 September shown in table 4.1 is the date the Agency is working to.

Page 27, section 2.3.12. "Market influence condition in T Act Licences" the Orange Communications Personal Services Ltd (‘Orange’) Judicial Review will be heard on 18/19 October.
Page 69, section 4.5.5. The Third Generation Judicial Review will be heard on the week commencing 23 October 2000.

The Wireless Telegraphy (Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Licences) Regulations 2000 Statutory Instrument No.2000/2039 came into force on 18 August and are now available on the Agency website www.radio.gov.uk .
The final version of "The Wireless Telegraphy (Broadband Fixed Wireless Access Licences) Notice 2000" (including the Application Form at Appendix 1 of the Notice) was issued on 22 August and are now available on the Agency website www.radio.gov.uk .

Page 26, definition for "Customer Interface", second line should read "other than one within".
Page 29, definition for "Interface Control" the third and fifth lines should read "telecommunication apparatus" instead of "telecommunications apparatus".
Page 73, Condition 17.4, replace the reference to the Regulations with "….regulation 22 of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 (SI.1999/2093)".
Page 75, Condition 18.4, replace the reference to the Regulations with "….regulation 22 of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 (SI.1999/2093)".
Page 117, Condition 46.2(a), in the first line insert "(the Standard List)" after the words "Standard Services".
Page 117, Condition 46.2(a)(i) delete "(the Standard List)" after the words "Standard Services".
Page 123, Condition 48.4, last line it should say "or that member of the Licensee's Group".
Page 127, Condition 50.5, at the end of the sixth line it should say "whether in his opinion".
Page 147, Condition 58.4(b), at the end of the ninth line it should say "or not less than 1 day before the Licensee...".
Page 159, Condition 64.10, delete "Condition 31 (Fair Trading)".
Page 200, Annex A "The Applicable Systems" add the following definition at the end: "’Terminal Equipment Regulations' means the Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992 (S.I.1992/2423)".

Following a recent public consultation, the Government intends shortly to make Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act to amend the condition in the public telecommunications operators ("PTOs") licences relating to the provision of services for the disabled. The Regulations will result in the modification of existing licences granted under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 and will impose on PTOs obligations to make provision for disabled customers. They will oblige PTOs to consult on matters relevant to disabled persons; to provide access to a text relay service; to operate a reduced charging structure for customers using textphones; to offer a priority fault repair service to eligible customers; to operate a "protected service" scheme to reduce disconnections; and, where public call boxes are operated by a PTO, to provide public call boxes which are adapted and equipped for disabled persons.