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Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The monthly fee charged by cable companies Cablecom and Swisscom which is turned over to copyright holders may be raised to CHF0.80 beginning in January 2010, if a decision by the Federal Arbitration Commission for copyright is not appealed by the the copyright holders’ representatives. These had asked for a monthly fee of CHF1.00 per subscriber per month, the Commission announced 21 December.

In Switzerland each set-top box rented or sold capable of storing copyrighted content broadcast by the cable companies is subject to the fee. The fee is also charged if storage space is rented out on a server.