On December 17 The Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report regarding BBC public funding.

A word of explanation to our foreign readers - according to UK regulations anybody who owns a TV set, VCR or any equipment allowing for TV reception is obligated to fund BBC via license fee. The obligation includes even those in dead spots who can't receive BBC programming, never watch terrestrial channels or don't speak the language well enough to find them interesting. The legendary TV Detector Vans cruise through the streets of towns in search of signals emitted by the 'local oscillators'. Search warrants are issued and homes "emitting signals" but not found in database of payers are visited and searched by TV licensing officers. License dodgers are fined up to

Author:MRK [Source: ]
Posted on Wednesday 18 December 2002


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