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**Chris** · 21-02-2020, 19:21

The reality is that it is just too complex to do this for the section of society we’re talking about here. If the government wants to scrap the license fee then the only reasonably painless way to do it would be to remodel the BBC’s finances after the other three national PSBs, namely ITV, Channel 4 and Five. All of them operate free to air, supported by commercials. It really is the only practical option. Expect the others to squeal if it ever gets floated though. They won’t want the competition for advertiser spend.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,250	Re: BBC licence fee to be reviewed by Conservatives The reality is that it is just too complex to do this for the section of society we’re talking about here. If the government wants to scrap the license fee then the only reasonably painless way to do it would be to remodel the BBC’s finances after the other three national PSBs, namely ITV, Channel 4 and Five. All of them operate free to air, supported by commercials. It really is the only practical option. Expect the others to squeal if it ever gets floated though. They won’t want the competition for advertiser spend.