S.L. 399.12 Art. 2Cessation of exclusive privileges. Cap. 399.

For the purposes of article 44(3) of the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act, the 19th day of September,

2000, has been appointed as the day when the following exclusive privileges of running any electronic communications systems or of providing any electronic communications services as may have been granted in or under any law, licence, authorisation, contract or other instrument, shall cease to exist:

(a) all exclusive privileges to operate electronic communications systems and to provide electronic communications services granted to Maltacom p.l.c. by virtue of the Licence granted to Maltacom p.l.c. by means of an instrument of the 10th day of August, 1998 described as a "Licence Agreement" and entered into in the form of an agreement between the Electronic Communications Regulator, acting with the concurrence of the Minister for electronic communications, and Maltacom p.l.c., which instrument was concluded with retrospective effect from the 2nd January, 1998. Provided that nothing in this Order shall be interpreted as bringing about the cessation of such exclusive privileges as are provided for in the modified licence issued to Maltacom p.l.c. by means of an instrument of modification of the 19th September, 2000 issued in pursuance of article 46 of the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act;

(b) all exclusive privileges to operate electronic communications systems and to provide electronic communications services granted to Telecell Limited (now named Vodafone Malta Limited) by means of a the Licence granted to Telecell Limited (now called Vodafone Malta Limited) by means of an instrument of the 11th day of August, 1989 described as and entered into in the form of a "Licence Agreement" between the Telemalta Corporation and the said Telecell Limited and all exclusive privileges as may have been granted to the said company under an authorisation entitled and concluded in the form of a "Supplementary Agreement" of the 5th November, 1997 between Telemalta Corporation and Telecell Limited (now named Vodafone Malta Limited).