Telecommunications
OFTEL
NOTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 107(6) OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003
PROPOSAL TO GIVE A DIRECTION APPLYING THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE TO NEWNET
1. The Office of Communications (“Ofcom”) proposes to give a direction under section 106(3) of the Communications Act 2003 (the “Act”) applying the Electronic Communications Code (the “Code”) to NewNet. 2. The draft Direction and the accompanying explanatory statement setting out Ofcom’s reasons for the proposal are available at www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/current/ecomscode/newnet/. Hard copies of the draft Direction and the explanatory statement will be made available on request. Please contact Christina Spyrelli on 020 7783 4312 or by sending an e-mail to christina.spyrelli@ofcom.org.uk. 3. Representations on the proposal may be made to Christina Spyrelli, Ofcom, Riverside House, 2 a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA (telephone 020 7783 4312, e-mail christina.spyrelli @ofcom. org.uk) by not later than 8 March 2004. 4. All confidential information should be clearly marked as such and separated out into a confidential annex. All representations received by Ofcom, with the exception of material marked confidential, will be published and made available for inspection in Ofcom’s Knowledge Centre. Please contact Jan Kacperek on 020 7981 3790 or by e-mail at jan.kacperek@ofcom.org.uk for further information with respect to public inspection. 5. In this notification, unless the company intention appears, words and phrases shall have the same meaning as in the Act. 6. In this notification, “NewNet” means NewNet plc (registered Company No 3128506). N Buckley, Head of Consumer Policy 6 February 2004.