ITC Licence Fees

The ITC (071 584 7011) is expecting a total annual licence fee income from TV contractors in 1993 of around £20m, at 1991 prices, it announced today. Under the terms of the Broadcasting Act, the ITC is empowered to charge fees to cover its costs in licencing and regulating television services. To this end two types of fee will be imposed: non-returnable application fees and annual licence fees, based upon revenue. 1993 licence fees:

        Qualifying Rev, Terrestrial   Non-Terrestrial
        Yr to 30/9/92   Licence %     Licence %
        £m: 0-10         0.10          0.05     
        £m: 10-50        0.66          0.33     
        £m: 50-250       1.30          0.65     

(The above percentages are cumulative).