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Re: [LUG] three ISP's to avoid

 

On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:52:40 +0100
James Fidell <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello James,

> I assume given the fuss over the "access for all" issue that the
> iplayer project is funded from the licence fee?  I imagine those

The license fee is, in all probability, the minority part of their
income.  They get a lot from magazines, merchandising tie-ins (Doctor
Who stuff, for example), and extortionate call charges on phone-in
competitions (real, as well as bogus [on Blue Peter, no less!]).

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