Austria - Court rules no broadcasting fees on internet streaming

The Austrian Federal Administrative Court ruled that a computer with an internet connection does not constitute a radio broadcast receiver unless it has a TV or radio card or a DVB-T module. Therefore, broadcasting fees cannot be charged. The GIS broadcasting fees collector had ordered a Viennese person to pay the fees because of his broadband internet connection as well as his laptop with speakers. The resident filed a complaint to the Federal Administrative Court, which annulled the GIS’s decision. https://www.vwgh.gv.at/medien/2015-07-1-rundfunkgebuehren.html https://www.vwgh.gv.at/medien/ro_2015150015.pdf?4zdiv7 Austria - Court rules no broadcasting fees on internet streaming