Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (as amended by the Electronic Communications Act 2000) — Proposed modification to the licence of Crown Castle UK Ltd
Date: 2001-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, data transmission, telecommunications, telephone charges, television

31.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 158/5

Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 (as amended by the Electronic
Communications Act 2000)

Proposed modification to the licence of Crown Castle UK Ltd

(2001/C 158/03)

1. The Director General of Telecommunications (the (cid:145)Director(cid:146)), hereby gives notice, in accordance with
Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984, as amended by the Electronic Communications Act
2000 (the (cid:145)Act(cid:146)), that he proposes to make a modification to the licence (the (cid:145)Licence(cid:146)) originally granted
by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to HSCO Limited under Section 7 of the Act on 23
January 1997 under which Crown Castle UK ((cid:145)CCUK(cid:146)) now provides, inter alia, certain analogue trans-
mission services to the BBC.

2. The Director proposes to modify the definition of (cid:145)relevant price(cid:146) currently set out in Condition 9.9 of
the Licence. The effect of the modifications which the Director proposes to make is set out in the
schedule below.

3. The reason for the modification is to ensure that CCUK is able to meet the BBC’s requirements for

additional services in accordance with the price control provision in the licence.

4. The consultation period comprises two stages. In the first stage, representations on or objections
to the proposed modifications may be made to Robert MacDougall, Oftel, 50 Ludgate Hill,
fax (44-20) 76 34 88 93, e-mail:
London EC4M 7JJ, United Kingdom (tel.
robert.macdougall@oftel.gov.uk) by no later than 8 June 2001. Objections to the proposed modification
is an objection to the modification.
should be accompanied by a notice stating clearly that

(44-20) 76 34 87 26,

it

5. Any confidential material should be clearly marked as such and separated out into a confidential annex.
All representations and objections received by Oftel, with the exception of material marked confidential,
will be made available for inspection in Oftel’s Research and Intelligence Unit and may be published.

6. In the second stage of consultation, interested parties are invited to send comments on representations
and objections received in the first stage to Robert MacDougall at Oftel, details as above, by no later
than 22 June 2001. Copies of the proposed modification can be obtained from Robert MacDougall at
the above address.

THE SCHEDULE

1. The effect of the modification is to alter the definition of (cid:145)relevant price(cid:146) as currently set out in
Condition 9.9 of the licence. This will clarify that relevant price services are those services which
are of the same nature and extent as those charged for and provided to the BBC between 1 April 1996
and 31 March 1997.

Jim Niblett
for the Director-General of Telecommunications
A person duly authorised under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1984.