Clause 102 - Application of the electronic communications
Communications Bill
5:45 pm
Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield, Conservative)
I was especially fascinated—indeed, I woke up—when the hon. Gentleman spoke about mast sharing. Channel Five found itself unable to put transmitter antennae on masts on sites that were operated by the BBC, now Crown Castle-operated, and by the Independent Broadcasting Authority, now NTL-operated. That meant that many people had difficulty in receiving Channel Five without an additional aerial. Does the hon. Gentleman feel that that situation would not have arisen if the provisions he wants had been in effect?