HC Deb 02 November 1994 vol 248 c1187W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is his Department's policy towards monopoly provision of satellite broadcasting in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Dorrell

Any operator is free to establish a satellite service provided it meets the conditions laid out in the Broadcasting Act 1990. At present 87 non-domestic satellite broadcast services are licensed by the Independent Television Commission.