And lo On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:39:13 -0000, Mike Raiford  
<"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> did spake thusly:

> Invisible wrote:
>> scott wrote:
>>>> Yep, we just added the full HD lineup to our cable subscription  
>>>> (which actually *dropped* our monthly charges by $20, go figure).
>>>
>>> Geez how much are you guys paying for TV?!?!
>>  All I know is that I'm still miffed that when I finally get a place of  
>> my own, I'm going to have to pay for a TV license even though I don't  
>> own a TV and have no intension of watching TV.
>>  (Apparently it's technically possible to watch TV using a computer,  
>> and I do own one of those, so...)
>>  It's a license to print money! o_O
>
> I assume then if they charge every household a fee for the privilege to  
> watch TV, they don't have any advertisements?

None of the BBC channels feature adverts, except for themselves. The big  
benefit those who moan about this 'tax' is that there exists two  
children's channels (young-uns and not so young-uns) that have no  
advertising.

-- 
Phil Cook

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