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Even non-viewers could pay TV and radio licence fee

Sean Ecker — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:00:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Council has accepted a parliamentary commission’s proposal that the television and radio licence fee be extended to include virtually everyone and not just owners of TV sets and radios. The council has asked Parliament to prepare a bill for consideration. Current federal broadcasting legislation will need to be [...]

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Computer and cell phone users targeted for radio, TV license fees

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:43:29 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland’s federal communications office (Ofcom) director, Martin Dumermuth, told the Berner Zeitung newspaper Thursday that he plans to propose in January a change to the current license fee regulations. Owners of television sets and radios are subject to fees, but Dumermuth would like to include computer and cell phone owners. He [...]

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Taxi drivers assailed on all sides

Sean Ecker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:17:29 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lucerne and Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A husband and wife taxi driver team in Kriens, canton Lucerne, have received a notice from Billag demanding that they pay the television and radio license fee for the car radio installed in their taxi, reports Blick newspaper, 22 October. Normally, a car radio is covered by the fee [...]