The ineffectiveness of the license fee system in aid of the public media in Poland.
The conception of creating the public media in Poland pointed to the fact that these
broadcasters had to fulfill the public mission. To this end the duty of paying the license
fee in aid of this media sector was introduced. Only in this way the public media
could remain independent. This article focuses on presenting regulations concerning
the public charge and describing difficulties in the field of collection of this
license fee. This analysis shows that the Polish system of the collecting of the license
fee cannot be effective.