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**Chris** · 10-11-2020, 18:38

Yep ... Guido was fuming this morning because none of the people on the new PSB Advisory Panel have ever expressed overt scepticism about the TV licence. He thinks this means whatever study they do and whatever recommendations they make, actually abolishing the licence fee is effectively off the table before they start.

It is certainly the case that Dowden is only talking about the level of the fee that comes into force in 2022 rather than whether there should be one. It’s also the case that a charter normally runs for about 10 years. So the licence fee is going to be with us until 2032 at the earliest.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 37,040	Re: Netflix/Streaming Services Yep ... Guido was fuming this morning because none of the people on the new PSB Advisory Panel have ever expressed overt scepticism about the TV licence. He thinks this means whatever study they do and whatever recommendations they make, actually abolishing the licence fee is effectively off the table before they start. It is certainly the case that Dowden is only talking about the level of the fee that comes into force in 2022 rather than whether there should be one. It’s also the case that a charter normally runs for about 10 years. So the licence fee is going to be with us until 2032 at the earliest.