Hotels to pay more TV and radio fees as of 2007

 The radio and TV fees that Swiss hotels have to pay for their guests are set to rise massively. As reported by the SonntagsZeitung, hotels with more than 51 radio or TV sets will have to pay two and a half times more in future. Under the previous regulation, all establishments paid the same amount, regardless of the number of stations. The increase will affect 1500 businesses, according to the draft ordinance on the new Radio and Television Act (RTVA), which is being circulated in the federal offices. The Swiss Hotel Association is protesting against the new regulation. More than half of the guests are foreigners who are not primarily interested in the SRG offer. And: The association does not see why it should co-finance the SRG monopoly. The association is now hoping that the price regulator will intervene.