2007-02-19 12:56:38 · 12 answers · asked by briancousins@btinternet.com 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I hope you are joking....
2007-02-19 12:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. The following countries have a television licence of some sort:
Albania
Austria
Belgium (Walloon region)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Macedonia
Malta
Mauritius
Namibia
Norway
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
So while Americans may be horrified at the idea of having to pay a licence for television, for most Europeans it's a reality.
2007-02-19 13:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so the government want money from us every which way but the cost of it for just one channel annoys me i'd rather not have bbc1 on my telly, maybe they will get rid of it when we go digital surely they can't expect us to pay for digital and a tv licence (Chance would be a fine thing). For people from different countries reading this and don't believe we need a licence for tv it's true it costs £112 a year unless your over 75
2007-02-19 13:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by friendofb 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Certainly not, the USA is the only country that I know of where you don't have to pay a TV licence as the money comes out of all the commercials they broadcast on their channels.
2007-02-20 00:14:08 · answer #4 · answered by Rainbowz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol well as a Brit NOW living in the USA trust me MOST people over here think we are crazy when I tell them that YES in the UK you DO need a license to actually be able to watch TV...after living numerous places around the world as far as I know the UK is THE ONLY place that a license is required..BUT over here in the USA where I live if you dont have cable / dish / etc then you only get maybe 3 channels that are viewable.........
2007-02-19 13:04:14 · answer #5 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about other countries but here in the USA we don't have to have a license to watch TV.
2007-02-19 13:56:37 · answer #6 · answered by Shrew 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I think you need to in Russia or Germany...one of the 2.
2007-02-19 12:58:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi.i have given you a star for this question as it is a really good one.i have never thought about that before.i really dont have a clue.i hope they do as we have to!! and the programs are mostly crap that we have to watch arnt they!!!.
2007-02-20 05:31:31 · answer #8 · answered by bigbaps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is amazing we are still getting ripped off like this, and if you are blind you only get a reduction and you cant even see the bloody thing!
2007-02-19 13:48:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen questions from Brits on their TV license, but no one else. I know we don't do that in the States...just pay our cable or satellite bill & that's it.
2007-02-19 13:05:19 · answer #10 · answered by Enchanted 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it's all over the world.!!!
2007-02-19 13:40:59 · answer #11 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋