ABC levy - Sealed Set Scheme

I note in:

SMH 15 May 2006 - The Guide May 15-21, 2006 - "Funds for Aunty are easy as buy" says Greg Hassell "In last week's budget the ABC received $30 million over three years to invest in local drama. But how about a levy on every new tv, set top box and video recorder sold?"

Previous attempt:

"The Sealed Set Scheme
The radio manufacturing industry in Australia, led by George Fisk of AWA, lobbied the Government for the introduction of radio broadcasting in these early years. In May 1923 the Government finally called a conference of the main players. This led to the sealed set regulations where stations could be licensed to broadcast and then sell sets to 'listeners-in'. The receiving device would be set to receive only that station. 2FC in Sydney was the first to be licensed on 1st July 1923 but its opponent 2SB ( later to be called 2BL ) was first to go to air officially starting on 23rd November that year. 3AR and 3LO went to air on 26th January and 13th October 1924 in Melbourne. However the sealed set scheme wasn't taken to by listeners, only 1400 people took out sealed set licences in the first 6 months of 1924. It was quite easy to avoid the licence fee by building your own set or modifying one you'd bought to receive more than one station."