Sounds highly efficient to me—Serafe was looking to double their revenue from existing resources!

It may be too late at this point, but in case you're still thinking about this and haven't made any move, if the serviced apartment you've rented states in the contract that they handle the TV and internet fees (mine did) and they are not listed on your name anyway, but on the name of the landlord company, then call Serafe (phone number on the bill) and see what they say.

In my case they, they agreed to change the invoice to start since I started have internet on my name, not since I stayed in the Hotel, but for this you need to go with the proof of hotel registration at the Gemeinde where you are registered, as they work together on this.

If you're still in the serviced apartment, and you have no internet contract on your name, then my guess is you shouldn't pay, as you can prove "you" have no internet on your name, which is one of the requirements.

Good Luck

Almost all if not all faults by Serafe were due to mistakes by the Gemeinden!

They will rename the streets? In plural? That is rather unusual (and will lead to a lot more confusion/problems). However, now you know the new name of your street already, right?

Very efficient, I'd say

Having internet service or a receiving device is no longer a precondition. It is good enough if you have working ears or eyes. Yes, no joke, that is OR. https://www.serafe.ch/en/exemption-f...nd-households/

Hi I know we all get these bills and have been paying them for ages now but it just feels crazy that I don’t use a tv radio or anything is there anyway around this or do we just have to pay them regardless

Thanks

If you own a TV, radio-set (either standalone, in your car, built into another device such as a phone) or any other similar device capable of receiving radio or TV signals, you HAVE to pay.

On the flipside, if you don't own any such device, claim it. They may send an inspector that will check the house and, upon confirming you aren't able to receive TV or radio signal, will waive the payments.

After 2023 nobody will be able to be excluded from payment, though.

You could exercise your right to leave Switzerland.

He is posting here so one can assume he has at least one device?

Or posting from the office.

Could be, but then seeing his previous posts he must be there 24/7 :-)

Given you came in April 2019 and Serafe bill annually, you can't have seen more than 2 of them.

If you have a smartphone or a computer you have to pay.

The only exceptions are the following: (i) the old and poor receiving income subsidies, (ii) people living without electronic devices, (iii) the deaf or blind, and (iv) diplomats. https://www.serafe.ch/en/exemption-f...sic-principle/

That is only true till the end of 2024. Art.109c RTVA and Art. 95 RTVO

After that it is:

If you own one functional eye (either standalone, or accompanied by a glass eye in your skull socket) or an organ capable of receiving acoustic waves such as an ear or a cochlea implant you HAVE to pay.

Only those which are legally deaf AND blind are exempt. (Plus diplomats and those who get supplementary benefits)

Art. 69b RTVA, Art. 61 RTVO

Unless he hasn't paid them, in which case he could have loads of reminders and final demands by now.

Each household will receive a 50 sfr credit thanks to the "konsumentenschutz"

https://www.konsumentenschutz.ch/kom...en-gutschrift/

Awesome description of not being legally deaf or blind, bravo sir

Well you obviously do or you wouldn't be able to post this. It's pretty much the same in the UK, if you stream on any device you need a TV licence.

.... In other news, Gemeinde and SERAFE still haven't sorted this problem out. How hard can it actually be

What a farce. They should call this what it is 'a tax' at least that would be more honest. Totally irrelevant in 2020.

Welcome back, hows the cycling going?

What did Serafe do to hurt you? Or have I just not checked my post recently and there's another bill due?

Hi, I'm fairly new to Switzerland and I've just been honoured with my first bill for CHF 342.50 from Serafe for the TV and radio license.

Scanning through this forum, it looks like I need to pay this, even though I only use my TV to watch Netflix. Could someone just confirm that this is correct, or is there some legal way of getting out of the payment?

Thanks in advance!