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The BBC does this as it assumes that television was being watched in the interim period between expiry and renewal. Short dated licences are set to expire 12 months after the previous expiry date. [32] If a television licence is no longer needed for an address, it is possible to cancel a licence and apply for a partial refund. [33]
On 1 January 2019, the television licence (Swedish: TV-avgift, literally TV fee) in Sweden was scrapped and replaced by a "general public service fee" (Swedish: allmän public service-avgift), which is a flat income-based public broadcasting tax of 1 per cent, capped at 1,300 Swedish kronor (approximately US$145 or €126) per person per year ...
The television licence was introduced in June 1946 to coincide with the post-war resumption of the BBC service the same month. Television licences always included a licence to receive radio broadcasts. From 1971, only the reception of television transmissions required a licence, and radio-only licences ceased to be issued. [2]
The first wireless licence was issued in November 1923 for 10 shillings (50p), and by the end of that year 200,000 had been issued. The number of active licences continued to rise dramatically ...
The principal means of funding the BBC is through the television licence, costing £169.50 per year per household since April 2024. [129] Such a licence is required to legally receive broadcast television across the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
10 years from the date of issue from 1 January of the year of issue for photographs; 25 years from the date of production from 1 January of the production year for motion picture or television film. [253] After expiry of copyright, the work "may be announced to be the ownership of the State" (emphasis added). [253] Zambia: Life + 50 years [254 ...
A broadcast license is a type of spectrum license granting the licensee permission to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses generally include restrictions, which vary from band to band. [1] Spectrum may be divided according to use.
The physical licence is a document issued by An Post. In Ireland, a television licence is required for any address at which there is a television set. Since 2016, the annual licence fee is €160. [1] Revenue is collected by An Post, the Irish postal service.