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Re: British TV License (was America the Worst For Cell Rates and

Tony P. (kd1s@nospamplease.cox.reallynospam.net)
Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:54:02 -0500

In article <telecom24.44.9@telecom-digest.org>, rob51166@yahoo.com
says:

>> So, if I am in the UK with an NTSC TV set (or just a monitor)
>> connected to a satellite receiver that receives a non-UK satellite
>> service, I wouldn't have to pay the tax?

> Yes you would. You own a TV set capable of receiving BBC. Regardless
> of whether it's NTSC or otherwise it makes no difference these days
> with modern TV sets.

I beg to differ. NTSC and PAL are two different animals. The UK and it's
more recent colonies use PAL if I'm not mistaken. North and South
America use NTSC.

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