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7. REDIFFUSION HAVE OF COURSE NO RIGHT TO A WIRELESS TELEVISION LICENCE ALTHOUGH THEY TEND TO ASSUME THAT THEIR PREVIOUS WIRED LIGENCE PUTS THEM IN A SPECIAL POSITION, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DID, AS YOU KNOW, CONSIDER WHETHER A WIRELESS TELEVISION LICENCE SHOULD BE GRANTED BY NEGOTIATION BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT.

8. A LETTER ABOUT COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION WILL FOLLOW.

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