In Switzerland there are two related fees.
One is the fee everyone who has to pay who owns a device that could _potentially_ receive radio or TV broadcasts. It's paid to the Swiss Federal Communication Office (German: BAKOM; (BAKOM). So even if you don't want their programs or listen to their radio, if you own a TV, you will have to pay. And it isn't cheap. Radio is ~ 170 USD / yr and TV is ~ 300 USD / yr.
For cable services to receive private TV stations, I pay a relative modest ~ 10 USD / month.
Last edited by Alexander Turcic; 08-13-2012 at 06:18 AM.
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