3 ms·It's funded by the license fee. You don't have to pay but then you can't watch live TV.by hackerboos 11y agoIt's funded by the license fee. You don't have to pay but then you can't watch live TV.alkonaut 11y ago> It's funded by the license fee. That was my point. It might not sound like a difference from a tax, but the difference is pretty substantial when we are discussing the control of the company.aninhumer 11y agoNot really? The government still controls the licence fee.