Why is RTE developing its internet capabilities? I can see no good reason for this whatsoever. The law demands that I pay an annual €155 ($186) tax (license fee - same thing) to fund RTE. RTE makes radio & television programs and distributes those over a terrestial network. Maybe there was an argument for this at one time, but today the only reason for keeping things as they are is that too many have a stake in the status quo.
Even if there is a valid argument for tax-payer funded programming, there is surely no reason for the taxpayer to fund RTE's internet development, even indirectly. RTE should not be allowed to compete with the private sector in the eBusiness environment.
