BBC TV License
1.What
is the name of the Act that requires the BBC to issue TV licences and
collect a licence fee?- The Communication Act of 2003
2.Who
approves the amount each year?- The Government/Parliament
3.How
much is the current fee?- £147 for colour and £49.50 for Black and White
4.How
many households watch TV without a valid TV licence?- TV Licensing caught more than 338,000 people watching TV without a licence over the first ten months of 2010.
5.How much in licence fee revenue is lost because of evasion?- The BBC lost at least £250 million to licence fee evasion in 2015-16
6.How many people are imprisoned for licence fee evasion? - More than 180,000 people are charged with not paying their license fees each year. More than 99 percent of all those convicted receive a fine of up to £1000 which nets the governmental most £30 million a year. Figures show that around 70 people charged with custodial sentences in recent year.
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