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<TEXT>
EXHIBIT 99.55
Radiocommunications Agency
Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949
RADIO FIXED ACCESS OPERATOR LICENCE
Licence no. PN/110838
Date of issue 3 November 1997 Fee payment date 30 November
1. This Licence authorises NTL (UK) Group Inc.
("the Licensee")
of Bristol House
1 Lakeside Road
Farnborough Aerospace Centre
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 6XP
to establish, install and use radio transmitting and receiving stations and/or
radio apparatus as described in the schedule(s) (hereinafter together called
"the Radio Equipment") subject to the terms set out below.
Licence Term
2. This Licence shal1 continue in force until revoked by the Secretary of State
or surrendered by the Licensee.
Licence Variation and Revocation
3. Pursuant to section 3A(4) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (the 1949 Act),
the Secretary of State may not revoke or vary this licence under section 1(4) of
the 1949 Act save at the request or with the consent of the Licensee except:
(a) if there is no longer in force a Licence granted to the Licensee under
section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984;
(b) in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Licence;
(c) in accordance with section 3A (7) of the 1949 Act;
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(d) for reasons related to the management of the radio spectrum, provided
that in such case the power to revoke may only be exercised after one
year's notice is given in writing and after the Secretary of State has
considered any pertinent factors;
(e) if there has been a breach of any of the terms of this Licence or the
schedule(s) hereto.
Changes
4. This Licence may not be transferred.
5. The Licensee must give prior or immediate notice to the Secretary of State in
writing of any change in the details of the name and/or address recorded above.
Fees
6. The Licensee shall pay to the Secretary of State the relevant fee as provided
in section 2(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 and the Regulations made
thereunder:
(a) on or before the date of issue of this Licence; and/or
(b) on or before the fee payment date shown above each year, or on or
before such dates as shall be notified in writing to the Licensee,
failing which the Secretary of State may revoke this Licence.
Radio Equipment Use
7. The Licensee must ensure that the Radio Equipment is constructed and used
only in accordance with the provisions specified in the schedule(s). Any
proposal to amend any detail specified in the schedule(s) must be agreed with
the Secretary of State in advance and implemented only after this Licence has
been varied or reissued accordingly.
8. The Licensee must ensure that the Radio Equipment is operated in compliance
with the terms of this Licence and is used only by persons who have been
authorised in writing by the Licensee to do so and that such persons are made
aware of, and of the requirement to comply with, the terms of this Licence.
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Access and Inspection
9. The Licensee shall permit a person authorised by the Secretary of State:
(a) to have access to the Radio Equipment; and
(b) to inspect this Licence and the Radio Equipment,
at any and all reasonable times or, when in the opinion of that person an urgent
situation exists, at any time to ensure the Radio Equipment is being used in
accordance with the terms of this Licence.
Modification, Restriction and Closedown
10. A person authorised by the Secretary of State may require the Radio
Equipment, or any part thereof, to be modified or restricted in use, or
temporarily or permanently closed down immediately if in the opinion of the
person authorised by the Secretary of State:
(a) a breach of this Licence has occurred; and/or
(b) the use of the Radio Equipment is causing or contributing to undue
interference to the use of other authorised radio equipment.
11. The Secretary of State may in the event of a national or local state of
emergency being declared require the Radio Equipment to be modified or
restricted in use, or temporarily or permanently closed down either immediately
or on the expiry of such period as he may specify. He shall exercise this power
by a written notice served on the Licensee or by a general notice applicable to
holders of this class of Licence published by public broadcast or in the London,
Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.
Interpretation
12. In this Licence:
(a) the establishment, installation and use of the Radio Equipment shall
be interpreted as establishment and use of stations and installation
and use of apparatus for wireless telegraphy as specified in section 1
of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;
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(b) the expression "undue interference" shall have the same meaning that
it has under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949;
(c) the expression "inspect" includes examine and test;
(d) the schedule(s) form(s) part of this Licence together with any
subsequent schedule(s) which the Secretary of State may issue as a
variation to this Licence at a later date; and
(e) the Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply to the Licence as it applies
to an Act of Parliament.
Issued on behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
Robert Emson
Public Networks Section
Radiocommunications Agency
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RADIO FIXED ACCESS OPERATOR LICENCE
SCHEDULE 1 TO LICENCE NUMBER PN/110838
DESCRIPTION OF RADIO EQUIPMENT COVERED BY THIS LICENCE
This schedule forms part of Licence no. PN/110838, issued to NTL (UK) Group
Inc., the Licensee on 3 November 1997, and describes the Radio Equipment covered
by the Licence and the purpose for which the Radio Equipment may be used.
1. Description of the Radio Equipment licensed
In this Licence the Radio Equipment means equipment used as:
a) radio fixed access base stations as detailed in subsequent schedules
to this Licence, which are connected to a telecommunications network;
b) network termination stations which gain fixed radio access to a
telecommunications network via a base station; and
c) repeater stations which relay information between the base station and
the network termination stations.
2. Purpose of the Radio Equipment
The Licensee shall install, maintain and use the Radio Equipment in such a way
that it forms part of a radio telecommunications network ("the Network"), in
which base stations connected to the Network communicate with network
termination stations by wireless telegraphy.
3. Approved Standards for the Radio Equipment
The Radio Equipment covered by this Licence is required to be type approved in
accordance with the relevant 3 - 11 GHz ETSI standard or its successor.
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4. Special conditions relating to the operation of the Radio Equipment
(a) The Licensee shall use the Network in such a way as to enable the provision
of any telecommunications service as defined in section 4(3) of the
Telecommunications Act 1984 to an area where at least 68 % of the population of
the United Kingdom live, by no later than 31 December 2002 and thereafter.
(b) During the period that this Licence remains in force and for 6 months
thereafter, the Licensee shall compile and maintain accurate records of:
(i) the following details relating to the network termination stations:
(a) postal address;
(b) National Grid Reference. (to 100 metres resolution);
(c) antenna height, type and bearing ETN;
(d) radio frequencies in operation;
(ii) a statement of the number of subscribing customers using the Network;
and
the Licensee must produce the above records when a person authorised by the
Secretary of State requires him to do so.
(c) The Licensee shall inform the Secretary of State of the address of the
premises at which this Licence and the information detailed at sub-paragraph (c)
above shall be kept.
(d) The Licensee must submit to the Secretary of State copies of the records
detailed in sub-paragraph (c) above at such intervals as the Secretary of State
shall notify to the Licensee.
(e) The Licensee shall, upon request, supply the Secretary of State or any
person authorised by him in that behalf with the name and address of any
subscribing customers to the Network, or shall require its agents to provide
such information on its behalf.
5. Site clearance requirements
(a) The Licensee shall ensure that the Radio Equipment is operated in accordance
with the relevant site clearance conditions for that type of equipment, and that
where appropriate, it is in possession of valid site clearance documentation
issued by the Radiocommunications
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Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State Site clearance is required for all
base stations and network termination stations except those incorporating
transmitters radiating not more than 17 dBW EIRP and with aerial systems, the
highest point of which is less than 30 metres above ground level or which does
not increase the height of an existing building by more than 5 metres (whichever
is the higher).
(b) The Licensee must not install Radio Equipment in any exclusion zone notified
by the Ministry of Defence without written authority having been given to the
Licensee by the Radiocommunications Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State.
TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
6. Frequencies of operation
The Radio Equipment shall be operated at frequencies between 10202 MHz and 10225
MHz paired with 10552 MHz and 10575 MHz in compliance with such co-ordination
and sharing procedures as may be considered necessary and notified by the
Radiocommunications Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State.
7. Bit rate
The radio connection between the base station and the customer's terminal unit
must be capable of providing a minimum bit rate of 144 kbit/s.
8. RE carrier spacing
The RF carrier spacing shall be in accordance with CEPT Recommendation
CEPT/ERC/REC 12-05
9. ITU Emission designation
7M00G7WWT
10. Maximum permissible EIRP for base stations
(a) The maximum EIRP (per carrier) is 25 dBW.
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11. Maximum permissible EIRP for repeater stations
(a) The maximum EIRP (per carrier) is 33 dBW.
12. Maximum permissible EIRP for network termination stations
(a) The maximum EIRP (per carrier) is 33 dBW.
13. Interpretation
In this Schedule:
(a) "ETSI" means the European Telecommunications Standards Institute;
(b) "ETS" means European Telecommunications Standard;
(c) "EIRP" means the equivalent isotropically radiated power. This is the
product of the power supplied to the antenna and the antenna gain in a
given direction relative to an isotropic antenna (absolute or
isotropic gain);
(d) "ITU" means the International Telecommunications Union, and "emission
designation" shall have the meaning as defined in the ITU Radio
Regulations RR 4-2 and Appendix 6 Parts A & B;
(e) "MPT" means a MPT technical performance standard published by the
Radiocommunications Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State;
(f) "ETN" means a geographic bearing east of true north;
(g) "CEPT" means the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications
Administrations;
(h) "RF" means Radio Frequency;
(i) "radio fixed access" means the provision of a link between a fixed
telephone connector and a telecommunications network using a radio
link;
(j) "base station" means a station connected to the Network which
communicates with a number of network termination stations in a given
locality;
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(k) "repeater station" means a station which communicates information
between a base station and network termination stations;
(1) "network termination station" means a station which communicates with
a base station.
Issued on behalf of the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
Robert Emson
Public Networks Section
Radiocommunications Agency
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