Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Andy Rabagliati Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Licenses for Television in the UK Message-ID: <8768@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 7 Jun 90 20:05:58 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: INMOS Corporation, Colorado Springs Lines: 20 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 419, Message 4 of 11 A program in the UK (Not the Nine O'clock News ?) once did a spoof on TV Licence payment :- The program stopped after five minutes, and a message was put on the screen to the effect that this television was found not to have a licence. Until this was rectified the television would not work. The phone number of the BBC collection service was left on the screen. It stayed this way for five minutes (!!). The BBC was deluged with calls, (I'm sorry, I forgot, please switch it on again...) Cheers, Andy.