>>"If you inform us that you do not watch television, enforcement officers may still visit you to confirm this." Oh joy - I don't watch TV, don't even own one (never have). I would call the cops on any such "enforcement officers" who tried to "visit" me.
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>german legislation won't go for such wishy washy - if you own a device able to receive (even if it is a PC) it makes no difference at all if you don't listen to the gov created channel or don't receive any broadcasted material at all. You have to pay.

Well, that's very special, isn't it? How much are your fees? One-time or yearly?

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>>If any jurisdiction in North America tried that stunt, there would be riots - literally. But I suppose Euro-sheeple are long accustomed to being drained through that vein, and Eurobureaucra-parasites are addicted to that source of easy funds.
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>Welll... those enforcement officers will get official data like who livers where, but have no right to enter the premises. As more and more declare not to own such a device, the legislation will probably be based on households in the future - not totally clear for me at his moment (it's only a nuisance, and they will fleece you even more if they need it, remember 2008...)

What happened in 2008?