Wikipedia has the following to say - implies you would need a TV license if you had a computer or Mobile phone ???... If the fine is that low then why pay unless you are resident (or live in the south) Â
In 2008, the licence fee in Ìý·É²¹²õÌý106.00 per household with a TV set or "similar devices" (these include computers, mobiles, video-intercoms, etc). It is the primary source of income for , which does, however, also broadcast . Italy has problems with collection of the licence, with approximately 40% of viewers (mainly from southern Italy) not paying their licence. One of the reasons is that the maximum fine is only half that of the licence itself (plus the licence on top of that), compared to the UK where the fine is up to £1000 (about €1500.) Viewers in the ,Ìý, which has a large German-speaking minority, can also receive Austrian and German public TV and radio channels via terrestrial transmissions. However, they do not pay the German or Austrian licence fees.
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 Wikipedia has the following to say - implies you would need a TV license if you had a computer or Mobile phone ???... If the fine is that low then why pay unless you are resident (or live in the south) Â