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More than 90 An Post employees work in licence collection, including the inspectors, who visit the premises to verify if TV receiving equipment is present. [13] If speedy payment of the licence is not made following an inspection, court proceedings are commenced by An Post. [21] In 2002, the rate of licence-fee evasion was estimated at 12%. [22]
A television licence or broadcast receiving licence is a payment required in many countries for the reception of television broadcasts or the possession of a television set. In some countries, a licence is also required to own a radio or receive radio broadcasts. In such countries, some broadcasts are funded in full or in part by the licence fees.
A person who watches or records live television without being in possession of a television licence is referred to by the BBC as a 'TV licence evader'. [5] Each year the BBC estimates the evasion rate (expressed as a percentage of total 'licensable properties') and publishes the value in its Annual Report and Accounts.
The BBC licence fee will increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, rising in April to £174.50, the Government has announced. It will be an increase of £5, or an extra 42p a month ...
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Even someone who never watches the BBC but watches live sports on, for example, Prime Video, would need to pay it. Currently the TV licence fee costs £169.50 per year (just over £14 per month).
The licence fee had been frozen at £159 over the last two years and the Government has announced it will now rise by £10.50 to £169.50.
In Ireland, Virgin Media Ireland, which formerly traded under the brand names Chorus NTL and UPC Ireland, is by far the largest cable operator, almost all of the state's cable TV operators and formerly all of the state's MMDS licences. Virgin Media offers digital cable television services in cities and towns throughout the country (with the ...