Wednesday, September 17, 2008

TV License

Apparently in Singapore, you need a license to own a television. Today, a man came to the door and asked me if we had a TV. I said we did, but that we didn't use it (it wasn't even hooked up). He said, "What brand is your TV?" and I was confused. Again, I said, I don't know, "We don't even use it." He said, "But you have one?" And I said, "Yes." So he said, "I am from the Media Development Authority, there is a license to own a TV." And he handed me a sort of Summons notice. The license is apparently not transferrable, it is valid from Jan-Dec, and it is S$110.

It appears valid with a government (.gov.sg) domain for the website. Weird. I guess we'll have to figure out what to do with it.