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[JD]

Is the TV license in the UK any worse than paying a cable bill in the US? It sounds like the only real difference is that it's not optional the way cable is here.

 

[Detached Nacelle]

If and it is a big if a TV license inspector comes to your door, you do not have to let them in, they are completely powerless. "Do you have a tv?" "No" "can I check?" "No." Close door. Job done.

It's a shitty service run badly.

 

[BillJ]

Is the TV license in the UK any worse than paying a cable bill in the US? It sounds like the only real difference is that it's not optional the way cable is here.

I mean, I guess if one is poor they still have access to OTA for free without breaking the law.

Just seems like an odd model, that gives a government owned TV provider a $3 billion dollar a year head start over its competitors.