As far as I know, the still seek out and prosecute and throw in jail TV viewers for operating a set without paying their license fee. This does seem heavy hand, as much as I like the BBC
On 16 December 2015 at 10:30, John Gardner <gof...@gmail.com> wrote: > Historically, telecom regulation in the UK was rather different > > than what we're used to - Television receivers required licenses, > > for instance. Data was charged for by the byte. I'm speculating > > that built-in modems may have (had) some similar dis-incentive > > built-in for the manufacturer or retailer.
