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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> News and Comment >> Higher licence fee to be rejected? http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1343822467 Message started by FoxyFace on Aug 1^st, 2012, 12:02pm

Title: Higher licence fee to be rejected?
Post by FoxyFace on Aug 1^st, 2012, 12:02pm

Now that the BBC has the resources and the money to suddenly magic up 24 additional TV "olympic channels", each operating for over 12 hours a day with existing declining income--how will they make the case for future increases in the licence fee?

Title: Re: Higher licence fee to be rejected?
Post by Amigo on Aug 1^st, 2012, 1:01pm

... the same TV Licence fee that is subsidising Broadband Internet to rural communities?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/19/bbc-licence-fee-frozen

"In addition it will provide £150m a year for the rollout of superfast broadband to rural areas from 2013 and £25m a year for local TV and online content."

Who agreed to this particular non-broadcast related levy on the TV LIcence--fee?

Nothing to do with receiving broadcast TV
(Yet- until they remove all terrestrial transmissions and rely on broadband for all TV distribution so they can sell the spectrum to mobile operators).

Nothing to do with the BBC.

Title: Re: Higher licence fee to be rejected?
Post by Roundabout on Aug 2^nd, 2012, 8:40am

Apparently if Their Lordships have their way, EVERYTHING will be distributed by net in the future. So things look grim for non computer users who will have their Freeview blacked out by Phone 4!