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Old 7th May 2009
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Originally Posted by draiocht23 View Post
I wouldn't be surprised - the language in the Bill is conveniently vague.

It would be impossible to police though.
No more than the licence, I think. Every broadband connection runs through an ISP, so the state need only demand access to subscriber records. Any and every broadband connection is capable or TV over Internet, so they simply slap a €160 fee on everyone who has a broadband connection and no TV licence.

It's probably to cover against the trend of cable companies offering TV-over-Internet, while subscribers say "but I have no TV".
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