[opendtv] Re: Purnell visits switchover flagship Whitehaven
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 09:12:03 -0400
At 12:11 PM -0700 8/3/07, johnwillkie wrote:
Gee, in this recitation of options, you fail to mention that "free" in the
U.K. means "after you pay an annual, per set licence fee to the Queen" of at
least $175.
Try that on a limited basis in the U.S. -- charging for what is free under
U.S. law -- and you will see a new "Boston Tea Party."
Sorry John. You pay a TAX on the TV, not for the TV service. And that
TAX is used to pay for the BBC. You pay this tax no matter how you
get your content: cable, DBS or OTA.
Under U.S. law you MUST buy an ATSC receiver with a new TV, whether
you want it, will use it, or not. That's a tax too. But it pales in
significance to the government taxes that are added on to every
phone, cable, and DBS bill.
Why John, are other broadcasters paying large amounts of money
(70-100 million Euros) to get a slot on Freeview, where the only
revenue they can generate is from advertising?
Regards
Craig
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