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Application Received For Carlisle Local Franchise

Application Received For Carlisle Local Franchise

15 May was the deadline for the local delivery franchise for Carlisle. There was only one application, Cumbria Cable and and Telecoms limited. The backers are the principles of US Cable Corporation and its affiliates, McNicholas Construction (Holdings) Ltd and Morgan Cable Limited. The application proposes to offer service by the end of 1999 to 35,000 homes. The cash bid made by the applicant is £1. The ITC received two applications for the local delivery franchise for Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth and South Staffordshire. The deadline was noon on 15 May.

The applicants are:

  • Cable Communications Shrewsbury, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of SBS CableComms (UK), the company which already operates the adjacent franchises for Telford and the Black Country. The application proposes to offer service by the end of 1999 to 53,100 homes. The cash bid made by the applicant is £1000.
  • Shropshire Cable and Telecoms Ltd, the backers of which are the principles of US Cable Corporation and its affiliates, McNicholas construction (Holdings) Ltd. The application proposes to offer service by the end of 2000 to 64,000 homes. The cash bid made is £497,280.

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