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UK government mulls replacing BBC licence fee with £11 internet charge

Original: NEW: The Government is reportedly considering replacing the BBC licence fee with a £11 monthly “internet charge” It woul

The UK Government is reportedly considering scrapping the BBC licence fee and replacing it with an £11 monthly charge added to every broadband bill. Under the proposal, anyone paying for internet access would contribute to funding the BBC, rather than only households that watch live television. The report has drawn strong reaction, with critics calling it an unfair levy on all internet users.

Why now: A reported plan to change how the BBC is funded would affect every broadband household, sparking debate.

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• NEW: The Government is reportedly considering replacing the BBC licence fee with a £11 monthly “internet charge” It would be added to the bill of anyone who pays for internet broadband · PolitlcsUK · 7.2K

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