"We do want reform, he said. We do want reform of the licence fee. However, we're not just about driving the amount we get from households higher. My biggest fears are that we just roll on and think it's going to be OK. We don't reform enough. At that point, we don't get regulatory reform and more flexibility. That's my biggest worry. And I think, if we don't do that, we're in trouble."
"If you go to advertising or subscription, you're no longer a universal service, he said. It's a societal choice."
The BBC faces profound jeopardy unless its funding model and service flexibility are significantly reformed. Supporters are urged to defend the corporation amid growing commercial and political hostility. The corporation seeks overhaul of the licence fee while avoiding simply increasing per-household charges. Advertising or subscription funding is rejected on the grounds that such models would end a universal service. Options under consideration include making the licence fee more progressive and replacing enforcement with a household levy collected through council tax to ease payment, reduce controversial home visits, and allow lower contributions from poorer groups. Such changes are likely to be controversial.
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