ATN Aterian Plc

RNS No 3103w
ATLANTIC TELECOM GROUP PLC
5th December 1997

           ATLANTIC TELECOM GROUP PLC
 ANNOUNCES TIMETABLE FOR CONSULTATION PROCESS ON
                NEW LICENCES

Atlantic  Telecom Group PLC ("Atlantic") announced
on  26th  November  1997 that the  Government  had
approved   in  principle  a  licence  to   provide
telecommunications  services  throughout  the  UK.
The application which Atlantic submitted contained
the   concept  of  a  national  telecommunications
licence   (the  Telecommunications  Act   licence)
coupled  to radio licences for individual  regions
of England and Wales for which Atlantic would need
to  make  further applications under the terms  of
the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949.  Atlantic is now
pleased to announce that statutory consultation on
the  Telecommunications  Act  licence  to  provide
telecommunications services throughout the  United
Kingdom  under Section 7 of the Telecommunications
Act  1984  has  now  commenced and  responses  are
required  to  be  submitted to  the  DTI  by  29th
December   1997.    This  Telecommunications   Act
licence  will allow Atlantic to provide  services,
including  its indirect service Crest,  and  build
and  operate switching and other facilities across
the whole of the United Kingdom.

Of itself, the Telecommunications Act licence does
not  allow  Atlantic to provide  its  fixed  radio
access  service outside Scotland which is  enabled
only   through  the  issue  of  appropriate  radio
licences   under   the  terms  of   the   Wireless
Telegraphy  Act  1949.  Atlantic understands  that
the  separate consultation process required on how
applications  for radio licences in the  ISM  band
will  be  handled will also commence  shortly  and
shall   be   completed   in   early   1998.    The
consultation process will be carried  out  by  the
Radiocommunications  Agency  (RA),  an   executive
agency of the DTI enabling others who may have  an
interest  in providing services in the radio  band
to  make  representations.  This is  an  essential
part   of   the  consultation  process.   Atlantic
believes  that each of the regional radio licences
it applies to the RA for will, if granted, contain
coverage  and build obligations for those regions.
The Scottish licences, already issued, contain  no
such obligations.
continued .
                               

Commented Graham J. Duncan, Executive Chairman:
"Atlantic has pioneered the development of  public
services  at 2.4Ghz in Europe and will be  working
diligently to secure appropriate radio licences to
allow it to develop its innovative services across
certain  regions of England and Wales.  I am  very
pleased indeed that the DTI and the RA are  moving
the  consultation processes forward so quickly and
look  forward  to concluding these  processes  and
securing the necessary licences."



ENQUIRIES

Graham J. Duncan
Executive Chairman
Atlantic Telecom Group PLC
Today:   Tel: 01224 646644
http://www.atlantic-telecom.co.uk



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