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- The green paper proposes ending free-to-air terrestrial TV within eight years if near-universal broadband is achieved.
- The Department for Culture, Media and Sport says Terrestrial Television could be switched off by 2034, or in 2044.
- More than 20 million UK homes now use streaming services, showing a shift to internet viewing.
- Campaign groups for older and low-income viewers warn the switch-off would force them to buy costly broadband, creating a paywall.
