The BBC is now is negative territory so far as the majority of people are concerned.
Those that are not indifferent to the BBC simply despise it and would rather it broken up and sold.
The collection of the licence has virtually collapsed, but the government is not going to dispense with a valuable propaganda tool like the BBC. So it's going to shift the licence into the tax, which will mean millions who are on the minimum wage will now have to also finance the public cesspit that is knows as the BBC.
Those that don't have a telly are already persecuted, but they will also have to pay through the tax for something they don't want, I can envisage ructions about that and so there should be.

Well, it's not really free is it? Someone is paying, and ultimately it'll be the customer/tax payer/shopper.

I sometimes use the local pub's set-up. It certainly came in handy when my own supplier left me without a connection for a week.

I'm not a big fan of free wi-fi - too many stories about poor secutity: http://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/wi-fi-for-all-in-stratford-town-centre-8842/