[happyscrappy]

This is kind of an odd case though, where they are charging for a broadcasted signal. Does this happen in other countries?

[vidarh]

A lot of European countries have license fees to cover public broadcasting.

[rmc]

Yes, public service television & radio funded by a tax on all TV owning households is common.

[silentmars]

Yes. Germany, for instance, has a similar system where you pay per TV.