The second issue was whether the Government should try harder through its licensing powers to influence airlines' financial decisions.

The main idea of the radical reformers was that government should take over or at least oversee the licensing powers of the medical corporations.

Governments can also influence standards of dress shown on television through its licensing powers.

In each case, Microsoft used its licensing power over personal computer makers to freeze out a competitor.

This meant that British Telecom finally lost its monopoly in running telecommunications systems, which it had technically retained under the 1981 Act despite the Secretary of State's licensing powers.

In the aftermath of this case, local authorities across the country began to censor the content of films, using their licensing powers under the 1909 Act.

London's stage censor, the Lord Chamberlain, originally refused to license the musical, and the opening was delayed until Parliament passed a bill stripping him of his licensing power.

Since Congress is rapidly diluting the commission's licensing powers, Hundt believes that only public pressure can long assure a minimal commitment to programming that has education as a "significant purpose."

He argued a number of cases upholding the Federal Government's licensing powers for radio stations, positions that were later upheld with the advent of television.

The historical policy has been to use the state's licensing powers over the airwaves to promote plurality.