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Re:BBC uses RIPA terrorism laws to catch TV licence fee dodg... by happyscrappy on Friday January 16, 2015 @10:36AM (#8899492)
This is kind of an odd case though, where they are charging for a broadcasted signal. Does this happen in other countries?
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Re:BBC uses RIPA terrorism laws to catch TV licence fee dodg... by vidarh on Friday January 16, 2015 @10:48AM (#8899598)
A lot of European countries have license fees to cover public broadcasting.
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Re:BBC uses RIPA terrorism laws to catch TV licence fee dodg... by rmc on Friday January 16, 2015 @10:59AM (#8899672)
Yes, public service television & radio funded by a tax on all TV owning households is common.
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Re:BBC uses RIPA terrorism laws to catch TV licence fee dodg... by silentmars on Friday January 16, 2015 @01:04PM (#8900440)
Yes. Germany, for instance, has a similar system where you pay per TV.
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