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Re: America the Worst For Cell Rates and Plans

Isaiah Beard (sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com)
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 15:16:54 -0500

Paul Coxwell wrote:

> But it gets worse. If you go into one of the big stores and buy a TV
> (or VCR, satellite receiver etc.) they are actually obliged by law to
> pass your name and address on to the TV Licensing Office,. And if
> there's no license registered there, you'll be subjected to the usual
> barrage of intimidating letters (unless you had the sense to pay cash
> and give a false address, of course).

Though apaprently, even that won't protect you. According the TV
licencing website in the UK
(http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/detectionandpenalties.jsp):

"We have a fleet of detector vans, plus, our enforcement officers have
access to hand-held detection devices capable of detecting a magnetic
field when a TV is switched on. In fact, we catch an average of over
1,000 people watching TV without a licence every day."

I do NOT want to watch TV in UK. :P

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