Original sentence: The licence fee survived the negotiations and future satellite broadcasting opportunities were considered
Edited sentence: "  The licence fee survived the negotiations and future satellite broadcasting opportunities were considered.Milne defended the Television licence thus: "The licence fee itself has some flaws of which we have been aware for many years, but whose virtues greatly outstrip its flaws.On the other hand, it does amount to the best bargain in Britain, a slogan which is truer than any single advertising claim I can think of: it is by far the cheapest form of paying for a high standard of broadcasting.The licence fee is a form of hypothecated tax and, yes, it is regressive and burdens old age pensioners (who amount to one-third of all licence fee holders and who are the heaviest users of the available service), it is compulsory and, paid as a single annual payment, amounts to a good deal of money