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Some may argue that since we're already paying for the TV licence, there should be no need to pay extra for getting the better quality content. But then, there's the fact that ISPs are ultimately paying for streaming the vast amount of data that the iPlayer demands. More than 300,000 people use the iPlayer (either online or through one of the various platforms available) with more than 100TB worth of data being streamed every day.
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