TS,
Whilst i broadly agree that companies should, somehow, be levied for the services provided, the commercial option was superceded by events in this case.
Yes, you may have been offered a contract to Sabha, but the Scottish oilworker on perma-transmit to the BBC wasn't screaming for his company to go get him was he?!?
You're beginning to sound like a troll - credit were it's due...well done all those involved