I have paid a wad of cash. I believe it's called tax or something. 
On which basis everyone should be demanding FTTP, what makes your case special compared to many other 1000's in the Sussex area?
Haha.
Only those households with the top 40% of income (> approx £25,000) can actually claim to be making a net tax payment. The other 60% receive more benefits that the amount of tax they pay...
http://postimg.org/image/hupkyr97h/
Can't remember where I grabbed that image from, unfortunately.
Anyway, isn't the money from TV licence and council tax?