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Broadcasting contribution in the private sector
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The broadcasting contribution replaced the broadcasting fee on January 1, 2013. It is levied per home in the private sector. It is independent of the type and number of broadcasting devices. The rule applies: one dwelling - one contribution.
The broadcasting fee covers all broadcasting devices, smartphones and computers within the apartment as well as the private cars of all residents. If one resident pays the broadcasting contribution, this covers the contribution obligation of all persons living in the apartment.
If you have a second home, you must pay an additional broadcasting contribution for it. The changeover to the broadcasting contribution is automatic as long as you do not provide any other information.
If you have previously paid broadcasting fees more than once within one apartment, please contact ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice, 50656 Cologne, Germany or go online at:
Who should I contact?
ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Contribution Service
50656 Cologne
Tel: +49 185 9995-0100 (6.5 cents/min. from a German landline, cell phones more expensive)
Fax: +49 185 9995-0105 (6.5 cents/min. from a German landline, cell phones more expensive)
Which documents are required?
No documentation is required.
What are the fees?
For citizens:
- Per apartment: 17.98 euros per month
- Each additional apartment: 17.98 euros per month
The broadcasting fee is payable for three months at a time and is collected in the middle of a three-month period.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The broadcasting contribution will be levied as of 01.01.2013.
Start of the obligation to pay the contribution
The obligation to pay the contribution begins on the first of the month in which you first occupy a dwelling.
This means
- live there,
- or are registered there
- or are named as a tenant in the rental agreement.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Notes (special features)
There is no obligation to pay contributions for a vacant apartment. The prerequisite is
- that this is not occupied by anyone and
- for which no rental contract exists and
- for which no person is registered at the residents' registration office.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Southwest Broadcasting SWR
Professionally released on
17.12.2012
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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