Cutting off Kylie
30th January 1992, Page 26
30th January 1992
Page 26
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echanics who service British Telecom's vehicle fleet will no longer be able to face the music at work.
BT has banned its 2,175 mechanics from listening to pop music at work because it has decided not to renew its licence fee of £12,255 a year to the Performing Right Society, which collects royalties on behalf of musicians and composers — most of BT's 285 depots play Radio One through communal speakers.
The mechanics will not even be allowed to listen to their own radios, because if others hear the music a licence is required.
Some might think the saving is paltry compared with the firm's £8m daily profit, but BT's transport division reckons it cannot afford to keep Kylie on tap.
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