Due to the uncertainty of the term, the Court held that the agreement was a contractual licence and its view was that the parties had intended it to be a licence from the start. The warning message for landowners is to ensure that any lease is granted for determinable period of time and with exclusive possession being given to the tenant.

This decision will benefit telecoms operators because of the lower fees payable under a licence, compared to higher rents payable for a mast site lease. Telecoms operators will be encouraged to know that mast agreements are often contractual licences. Operators will push for renewal under the Electronic Communications Code, rather than under the 1954 Act, in order to pay lower licence fees.