Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 — Proposed modifications to the licence of British Telecommunications plc (BT) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, telecommunications, trade licence

25.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 270/3

SCHEDULE

is to be deleted and replaced by the following wording:

1. Condition 5(4)(c) or a condition substantially in the same

terms as Condition 5(4)(c), which reads as follows:

(cid:145)(c) is in the opinion of

the Secretary of State and the
Director causing serious damage to a network or
harmful radio interference or harm to the network or
its functioning and the Licensee has been authorised by
to refuse
the Secretary of State and the Director
connection, or
such apparatus or
withdraw it from service.(cid:146)

to disconnect

(cid:145)(c) is causing serious damage to a network or harmful radio
interference or harm to the network or its functioning;
and the Licensee may refuse
that
apparatus, disconnect that apparatus or withdraw that
the
apparatus from service provided the Licensee at
earliest practicable opportunity informs the Secretary
of State and the Director of its action; or(cid:146).

connection of

Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984

Proposed modifications to the licence of British Telecommunications plc (BT)

(2001/C 270/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The Director General of Telecommunications (the (cid:145)Director(cid:146)), 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)),
hereby gives notice that he proposes to make modifications to the licence granted to British Tele-
communications plc ((cid:145)BT(cid:146)) on 22 June 1984.

2. The effect of the proposed modifications to BT’s licence would be to set starting charges for and bring
under regulatory control the charges for flat-rate Internet access call origination (Friaco) at the tandem
exchange, by incorporating the charge for Friaco at the tandem exchange into the network charge
controls from 1 October 2001. The proposed modifications take the form of changes to Condition 69
of BT’s licence. Condition 69 was last modified on 27 March 2001. Some of the changes introduced in
March are not to take effect until 1 October 2001. Some of the modifications proposed by this notice
have the effect of making changes to the March modifications.

3. The Director is making these proposals because competition is not effective in the provision of flat-rate

Internet access call origination either at the local exchange or the tandem exchange.

4. The proposed modifications and their effects are set out in full in Statutory consultation on proposed
modifications to BT’s licence to give effect to charge controls for single tandem Friaco’, which was
published on 17 August 2001. The document is available via Oftel’s website (www.oftel.gov.uk). The
Director is seeking comments on the proposed modifications to the licence of BT. Interested parties
have 28 days from the day after publication of this notice to make representations on the proposed
modifications. In accordance with Section 12(6D) of the Act, representations made against the proposed
modifications shall be taken to constitute an objection only if a written statement that they are to be so
taken accompanies them.

5. The proposed modifications are also available from Mike Galvin at Oftel, 50 Ludgate Hill,
fax (44-207) 634 89 24, e-mail:

(44-207) 634 88 69,

tel.

London EC4M 7JJ, United Kingdom,
mike.galvin@oftel.gov.uk

6. The Director is required by Section 12(2) of the Act to consider any representations or objections on
the proposed modifications duly made and not withdrawn. Subject to such consideration, and to the
consent of BT for the respective modifications, the Director proposes to make the modifications as soon
as practicable after the statutory consultation is completed.

7. Representations on the proposed modifications can be made to Mike Galvin by 17 September 2001.

8. 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.