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This is a | Public service broadcasting (slang: "GEZ") offers independent information as well a high-quality entertainment. A diversity of programmes is available on television, on the radio and also online to keep you up to date wherever you are. Our extensive media library provides up-to-date content on your laptop, tablet and smartphone. | ||
To make this offer available for everyone, the German public service broadcasters are finan- ced by the licence fee. This fee amounts to €17.50 per month and is levied for each residence – regardless of how many people live there or how many devices they use. | |||
== Living in a flat share == | |||
Only one person of age must be registered and pay the licence fee for each residence. Residents of a flat-share can decide among themselves who this should be. Any other residents who already have a licence fee account may deregister. | |||
== Living in a student hall of residence == | |||
The licence fee of €17.50 per month is payable for rooms in student halls of residence that are accessed via a public corridor. Single rooms count as a residence – regardless of whether they have their own bathroom or kitchen. If several rooms are separated from a generally accessible hallway or staircase by a separate front door and are organised or used as flat-shares, one person in each individual flat-share is required to pay the licence fee. This fee can be split between the members of each flat-share. | |||
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Public service broadcasting (slang: "GEZ") offers independent information as well a high-quality entertainment. A diversity of programmes is available on television, on the radio and also online to keep you up to date wherever you are. Our extensive media library provides up-to-date content on your laptop, tablet and smartphone.
To make this offer available for everyone, the German public service broadcasters are finan- ced by the licence fee. This fee amounts to €17.50 per month and is levied for each residence – regardless of how many people live there or how many devices they use.
Only one person of age must be registered and pay the licence fee for each residence. Residents of a flat-share can decide among themselves who this should be. Any other residents who already have a licence fee account may deregister.
The licence fee of €17.50 per month is payable for rooms in student halls of residence that are accessed via a public corridor. Single rooms count as a residence – regardless of whether they have their own bathroom or kitchen. If several rooms are separated from a generally accessible hallway or staircase by a separate front door and are organised or used as flat-shares, one person in each individual flat-share is required to pay the licence fee. This fee can be split between the members of each flat-share.
Gebühreneinzugszentrale der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten (Contribution service of public broadcasting)