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[–] Ace_of_spades -3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I can't watch live TV without a TV license. Even if I don't watch the BBC, I have to pay for it. If Sky started hiring sexual predators, I could stop watching and paying for Sky. I can't with the BBC unless I want to stop all broardcast television.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

@Ace_of_spades @theinspectorst
You can stop watching the BBC
Also listening to it.
(As long as you don't aspire to command an RN SSBN)

[–] Ace_of_spades -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I can stop watching it. I still need a TV license if I want to watch Dave, QVC or even Sky. Even if I stop watching the BBC.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Ace_of_spades
In various Wireless Telegraphy Acts for the UK the licencing of reception and transmission, control of permitted bands, for both, and exceptionally reception or transmission of certain signals in certain bands has been regulated since shortly after it became feasible.

There are reasons.

However the BBC thing is a small part of it.

[–] Ace_of_spades 1 points 1 year ago

.

That doesn't disprove what I said. I don't need a license fee in other countries, despite all these laws.

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