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Sep 9th, 2014, 7:09am  
BBC News is reporting that :-

"Ministers are to review how payment of the TV licence fee is enforced amid concerns about the number of people appearing in court for evasion."

"In a speech to the Royal Television Society, Mr Sajid Javid (Culture Secretary) will say:-
"In 2012/13, almost 200,000 people ended up in court accused of not buying a TV licence, ....more than 50 were sent to prison."
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Reply #1 - Sep 11th, 2014, 8:01am  
Two agenda items that must be included are
1) A "paywall" for Iplayer that stops non-licence fee payers from logging on both here and overseas
2)Contingency plans for Scottish viewers/listeners should the referendum go "yes".

What else?
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Reply #2 - Sep 11th, 2014, 2:01pm  
I live in SA and watch BBC I Player using a VPN. I ALSO PAY a UK LICENCE FEE as I would if I lived in the UK. I also worked for the BBC for 35 years... I don't feel too guilty
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