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P. Dawson  
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01 December 2020 
 
Dear P. Dawson, 
 
Freedom of Information Request - RFI20201730 
 
Thank you for your request to the BBC of 05 November 2020 seeking the fol owing 
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’):   
 
I have a TV license and a portable device, please confirm anywhere that it is not permissible 
to watch iPlayer on a portable device under your user regulations.  
 
Due to rights agreements, you need to be in the UK to stream and download programmes or 
watch BBC TV channels on BBC iPlayer, meaning that you are not able to use iPlayer when 
outside of the UK. Further information can be found here: 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/watching-outside-the-uk 
 
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