These days, there is a tendency to consume video content on computers and smartphones rather than TVs at home. That’s why they don’t feel the need for a TV and sometimes get rid of it altogether. I don’t even watch TV like this, but when I look at the electricity bill billed every month, 2,500 won is withdrawn in the name of TV license fee. We will tell you how to cancel this precious TV license fee and get a refund. tv 수신료 해지
1. What is TV license fee?
First of all, the TV license fee is money that has the same nature as a tax, as seen below.
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National Law Information Center Broadcasting Act
Broadcasting Act Article 64 (Registration of Television Receiver and Payment of Receiving Fees) A person who possesses a television receiver (hereinafter referred to as “receiver”) to receive television broadcasting must register the receiver with the Corporation as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, (referred to as “受信料”) must be paid. However, for receivers specified by the Presidential Decree, registration may be exempted or all or part of the reception fee may be exempted.
However, if you look carefully at the sentence, the person who is to pay the license fee is defined as ‘a person who has a television receiver’, so if you do not have a television receiver, you do not need to pay the TV license fee.
2. TV License Fee Cancellation Conditions
As mentioned earlier, there are conditions if you don’t want to pay a TV license fee. That means you shouldn’t have a TV at home. Here, TV is not only the TV we know, but also a monitor with a TV reception function among computer monitors.
Now, if you do not have a TV or a monitor with TV reception at home, you can now apply to cancel your TV license fee.
3. 3 Ways to Cancel TV License Fees
The method of canceling the TV license fee is slightly different depending on the person living in an apartment and the person living in a general house.
First, I will tell you about the cancellation procedure for those who live in an apartment.
1. Visit the apartment management office and fill out a confirmation of not owning a TV set.
2. The management staff visits the house and confirms that the TV set is not in possession.
Occasionally, if there is a small monitor with a TV in the kitchen, please note that cancellation of the TV license fee is not possible unless it is removed.
3. The management office represents the KEPCO branch for application for TV license fee cancellation.
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Next, I will tell you how to cancel for people living in general housing.
1. Call the KEPCO branch that has jurisdiction over your address. (Area code + 123 based on mobile phone)
2. Call the counselor my customer number on the electricity bill and request cancellation of the TV license fee.
At this time, the agent asked if there was a TV or computer monitor at home, and my answer was, “There is no TV, there is a computer, but there is only a monitor that does not receive TV.” As mentioned earlier, the condition for canceling the TV license fee is that you must not have a television receiver (TV and TV reception-capable monitor) at home.
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Finally, we will inform you of the termination method that applies to both people living in apartments and general houses.
1. Call the KBS license fee call center (1588-1801).
2. Similarly, call the customer number on the electricity bill to the agent and request cancellation of the TV license fee.
3. As I mentioned earlier, when the agent asked if I had a TV, I had to tell him that I didn’t have a TV.
If the application for canceling the TV license fee is completed in this way, now I have to get a refund of the TV license fee I paid without knowing this fact.
4. How to refund TV license fee
Refunds for TV license fees are provided by KBS. Therefore, if the cancellation of the TV license fee is completed, you can call KBS again and inform them of the account number to receive the refund. However, this refund can only be received for a maximum of 3 months, because it is impossible to confirm whether or not there was a TV receiver in the house from 3 months ago.
This part has to be accepted. In my case, I was able to get a 2 month refund.
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In fact, 2,500 won was paid twice as a TV license fee item on the February and March management fee receipts, and in March, I applied for TV license fee cancellation, so there was a TV license fee item on the April maintenance fee receipt, but the actual payment was not made.
Also, I was able to confirm that the refund was deposited into my account for 2 months worth of TV license fee.
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I do not have a TV at home, but please cancel the TV license fee that is leaking out without me knowing and get a refund.
5. FAQ (Continuously updated.)
Q1. If I have a TV at home, but I do not watch cable or IPTV, but only watch Netflix or YouTube by connecting to a computer, can I cancel the TV license fee?
A1. In principle, you shouldn’t. Because you can watch over-the-air broadcasts on the TV itself. The way is to get rid of the TV and use a monitor.