§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations she has made to(a) Oftel and (b) BT regarding transfer of existing telephone numbers from former customers of Atlantic Telecom to BT lines. [16811]
§ Mr. Alexander[holding answer 22 November 2001]: I have discussed with the Director General of Telecommunications the issues faced by the customers of Atlantic Telecom. I have also raised this directly with the Chief Executive of BT. A number of options were discussed with the administrators and we are actively pursuing all possible solutions to minimise disruption to Atlantic subscribers. My officials and Oftel are taking these issues forward with BT.