[HIGHLIGHTS] Broadcasting fee: Who has to pay less money to the GEZ – also retroactively

Some people can get a reduction in the broadcasting fee (formerly GEZ fee) – who is concerned. With the conversion of broadcasting financing from the previous fee model to the new contribution model on 1 January 2013, the GEZ (Fee Collection Centre) was renamed "ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice" The term GEZ is still used in the vernacular, however, since the alternative sounds much more bureaucratic and is less likely to pass the lips.