Rafael Ziggy

The TV Licence finances public service radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. The TV Licence is required to be paid by law, and Radiotjänst is entrusted by the Swedish Riksdag with the task of collecting licence fees nationwide and verifying payment of them. Everyone who owns, rents or borrows a television receiver has to pay for a TV Licence. It doesn't matter which channels you watch, the mere fact that you have a TV receiver makes you liable to pay for a licence. The TV Licence is not included in the fee charged for cable or satellite TV. The TV Licence finances the public service TV and radio channels of Sveriges Television, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio (educational broadcasting). As of January 1, 2009, the TV Licence costs 2 076 kronor per year, or 173 kronor per month. - Rafael Ziggy