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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, you can't "opt out"  . Personally I think it's money very well spent. It funds the BBC TV channels (BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, BBC News Channel, BBC Parliament, plus there are kids channels and things too), innumerable BBC radio stations, and all the BBC web sites. It's what permits the BBC to fund drama and educational programmes that just wouldn't be commercially viable for a broadcaster who has to make a profit.
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I do totally agree with this - it is a small price to pay, but I don't use the any TV services and that's how I have opted out. No TV at all. I thought it would be a bit weird and I would miss it but to be honest I wonder where I ever got the time to watch TV now