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Re:Please do not write below the line by kleiba on Monday October 21, 2024 @03:42PM (#41907721)
In Germany, you cannot even legally listen to the radio without such a license (GEZ). It's also slightly more expensive than the UK TV License, coming in just under Netflix' premium plan (while offering mostly shite in return).
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Re:Please do not write below the line by echoangle on Monday October 21, 2024 @03:47PM (#41907793)
To clarify: currently, it doesn’t matter what you actually do (listen to radio, own a radio, own a TV…), everyone has to pay, unless they are exempt (due to low income, other social security, or being deaf and blind at the same time). So it doesn’t matter if you listen to radio or not. You (or the household you live in to be exact) has to pay.
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Re:Please do not write below the line by kleiba on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @03:42AM (#41912094)
That's correct. It's sufficient that you in theory could listen to the radio, and it is assumed that pretty much everyone could.
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