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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by Eutow on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @04:23AM (#12077525)
Wait, having to pay for a license to listen to radio? Where?
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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by detaro on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @04:28AM (#12077540)
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, ... Even more countries have similar rules for TV. Generally to support public stations.
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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by realityking on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @05:14AM (#12077714)
In Germany you used to have to pay the radio fee for owning a cell phone anyway. Recently they changed to a household model, now it doesn't matter whether you have a receiver or not.
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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by kalleboo on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @06:31AM (#12077960)
In Sweden you only pay for TV ownership, not FM radio
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Re:Your Phone Has an FM Chip. So Why Can’t You Listen to the... by scholia on Tuesday July 12, 2016 @09:12AM (#12078674)
Same in the UK....
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