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happyscrappy
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BBC uses RIPA terrorism laws to catch TV licence f...
This is kind of an odd case though, where they are charging for a broadcasted signal. Does this happen in other countries?
vidarh
on Jan 16, 2015
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A lot of European countries have license fees to cover public broadcasting.
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Yes, public service television & radio funded by a tax on all TV owning households is common.
silentmars
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Yes. Germany, for instance, has a similar system where you pay per TV.
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