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charlin 17.05.17 - 11:45am

TV Licences should be scrapped altogether
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TV Licences should be scrapped altogether
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The South African National Consumer Union (Sancu) is opposed to TV Licences for smartphones, PCs, and tablets, and argues that TV Licences should be scrapped altogether.

SABC CEO James Aguma recently told Parliament that the Broadcasting Act should be changed so TV Licence fees may be collected on more viewing devices.

Aguma said the Act requires people to pay a TV Licence for a device which can receive a TV signal, but argued that more people are watching TV on devices such as computers, tablets, and cellphones.

This means TV Licences may be necessary in future when buying computers, cellphones, and tablets, if the Act is changed. * +

charlin 17.05.17 - 11:47am
SABC CEO James Aguma has told parliament that the SABC wants the Broadcasting Act changed to allow for it to charge South Africans a TV Licence fee for additional viewing devices.

According to a report by Channel24, this will include computers, cellphones, and tablets.

Aguma and his board made the statement to Parliaments Portfolio Committee on Communications.

He said the SABC is budgeting for lower revenue from SABC TV Licences this year, and wants to make changes to the Broadcasting Act to make it mandatory for people to pay a TV Licence for more devices they view content on.

Currently, citizens must pay a TV Licence for devices which can receive a TV signal. This excludes devices such as PC monitors.

The current TV Licence fee is R265 per year. * +

sally 17.05.17 - 11:51am
If they scrap it there's a good chance they would replace it with something more costly * +

wickedwitch 17.05.17 - 11:52am
Aye i wish they fkn would i always forget to pay mine * +

skatty 17.05.17 - 11:53am
I don't live in SA, I don't care. * +

wickedwitch 17.05.17 - 11:54am
Didnt know SA had the TV licence * +

piggle 17.05.17 - 11:55am
They can all away and get to fuck. I don't even want a phone or a computer but theyre vital to employment. * +

piggle 17.05.17 - 12:03pm
Funding the lives of paedophiles and their enablers. No fanx * +

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