The Secretary of State granted to West Midlands Cable Communications Limited on 25th January 1991 a licence under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in Annex A to that licence, in all of the Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and the urban parts of Cannock, Kidderminster, Wyre Forest and Bromsgrove. A copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 6th August 1991. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunication systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, West Midlands Cable Communications Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 3rd September 1991.

A copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, Export House, 50 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JJ.