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-3- connection. with lawsuits in tho courts has not boon compiled. Other Countries. No law-suits have been reported. The International Broad¬ casting Union states that there have been none in Europe. Sources of Income In all countries which report profits from broadcasting, advertising is pro¬ hibited or limited. Where there is income from advertising, this is but a small proportion of the total income. Only in the United States of America, which reports the largest loss, are tho broadcasting companies dependent on advertising for their income. The Average Listener's License Fee Forty-seven countries are known to collect license foes from radio listeners. Based on the maximum fee in each country, the average fee is $4.44 per year. Many countries, however, provide satisfactory broadcasting service for less than the average listener’s license fee. Tho fee in Canada is $2.00 per year; in Belgium, $0.65; in Denmark, $2.68; in Great Britain, $2.43; in Czechoslovakia $3.60; in Yugoslavia $3.96. How This Information Was Obtained The Department of State of the United States of America gave to a representative of the National Committee on Education by Radio (appointed by the United States Commissioner of Education) a letter of introduction to officials of the Department in other countries. This representative visited 35 coun¬ tries in 1931. Officials of the Department of State introduced him to officials in these countries. Written reports of his interviews were sub¬ mitted to these officials. Corrections suggested by them were made. In 1932 the representative of the National Committee on Education by Radio attended the International Telegraphic and Radiotelegraphic Conference in Madrid, Spain. There he interviewed officials of 77 countries. Written reports of these interviews were submitted to these officials. Corrections suggested by them were made. The representative of the National Committee has also visited each of the 48 States in tho United States of America to gather information on broadcasting. Official Documents Available The following official documents of the United States of America, from which some of the foregoing information has been taken, may be si>en on request to Mr. Armstrong Perry, Counsel of the National Committee on Education by Radio, The Swastika, Orizaba 80, Mexico, D. F.: Congressional Record, February 18, 1932. Radio Markets of the World, 1932. Sixth Annual Report of the Federal Radio Commission, 1932. Fees for Radio Licenses, 1933. Commercial Radio Advertising, 1932.