Yeah, but we also pay 50 GBP a month for our cable boxes ... That's on top of the TV license. Plus broadband service.
Erika ------------------------------------------------------------ >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: 02 May 2002 19:52 >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| Whooaa! That was scary. I actually sent this about 5 hours >>| ago, and it just posted. >>| >>| Jerry Johnson >>| >>| >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/02/02 09:43AM >>> >>| I'm glad you pay. >>| >>| And I'm glad I get BBC America for free! >>| >>| And thank you ever so much for Monty Python. >>| >>| But seriously, I pay $40+/month for cable, so a BBC tax of >>| $180/year only being paid by the users of the service seems >>| not TOO unreasonable. >>| >>| Jerry Johnson >>| >>| >>| >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/02/02 09:11AM >>> >>| Personally, I don't have a problem with it. The BBC, >>| generally, put out some good quality material, and the >>| license fee represents reasonably good value for money when >>| you consider the cost of, say, satellite, cable or digital >>| TV subscription. >>| >>| There are a few issues though. I do think there is a >>| potential problem in terms of all the online work the BBC >>| do, which is presumably covered by the license fee, >>| although possibly many license fee payers don't or can't >>| access the web. Also, the BBC have a number of digital TV >>| outlets that are obviously not accessible to those people >>| without a digital receiver. >>| >>| All in all though, yes we pay, but yes the quality of the >>| programming is, on the whole, amongst the best in the world. >>| >>| w >>| >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Mike Townend [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: 02 May 2002 14:02 >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: Re: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| afaik there was a case where some guy changed his telly so >>| that it couldnt pick up the frequencies sent out by the BBC >>| so that it was impossible for him to receive them and thus >>| said he didnt need a license... >>| >>| Im pretty sure there was a court case but im unsure as to >>| what the result was.... >>| >>| >>| ----- Original Message ----- >>| From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:56 PM >>| Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| > Interesting question - does the license apply if you >>| build your own >>| > TV? :> >>| > >>| > >>| ============================================================ >>| ========== >>| > = >>| > Raymond Camden, Principal Spectra Compliance Engineer for >>| Macromedia >>| > >>| > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>| > Yahoo IM : morpheus >>| > >>| > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda >>| > >>| > > -----Original Message----- >>| > > From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| > > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 8:47 AM >>| > > To: CF-Community >>| > > Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| > > >>| > > >>| > > the strangest thing is we get 5 channels automatically >>| > > >>| > > but the licence only applies for 2 of them (the others >>| being funded >>| > > by advertising), but you still cannot watch the other 3 without >>| > > getting a licence >>| > > >>| > > >>| > > >>| > > -----Original Message----- >>| > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| > > Sent: 02 May 2002 13:43 >>| > > To: CF-Community >>| > > Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| > > >>| > > >>| > > Nope. You really have to have a license to have a TV >>| and or Radio >>| > > and or computer that gets streaming broadcasts. >>| > > >>| > > 112 GBP a year too. >>| > > >>| > > Erika >>| > > With a K >>| > > Todd for President to teach the UK a thing or two about TV's. >>| > > >>| > > >>| -----Original Message----- >>| > > >>| From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| > > >>| Sent: 02 May 2002 13:36 >>| > > >>| To: CF-Community >>| > > >>| Subject: Re: TV Licenses >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| Is this a joke? Or do you really have to have a >>| license to use >>| > > >>| a television? >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| Enquiring minds! >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| Sandy >>| > > >>| ----- Original Message ----- >>| > > >>| From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| > > >>| To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| > > >>| Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 4:18 AM >>| > > >>| Subject: TV Licenses >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| > So this may very well be, the funniest thing about living >>| > > >>| in the UK >>| > > >>| > ... >>| > > >>| > >>| > > >>| > >>| http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/penalties/penalties_excuses.html >>| > > >>| > >>| > > >>| > >>| > > >>| > Erika >>| > > >>| > (with a *K*) >>| > > >>| > >>| > > >>| > "Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and >>| squishy, and >>| > > >>| > has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for >>| > > >>| > breakfast." >>| > > >>| > ----------------------------------------------------- >>| > > >>| > Erika L. 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