ENEN11 12«This product uses Free Public TMC for traffic information.Coverage and availability varies fromcountry to country. Formore information please visit: www.tmcforum.com».> GermanyIn Germany, ten public broadcasters and several private radiostations distribute RDS-TMCmessages on some 30 channels.This means that TMC messages are available in the wholeFed-eral Republic.> ItalyThe CCISS (national traffic information centre) broadcasts afree public TMC service through theRAI FM network. Thisservice principally covers major routes in the north of thecountry, especiallythe West - East Autostrada. The RAI serviceis broadcast on Radio1 (92.10 MHz).A free national TMC service from commercial radio stationRTL has been available in Italy sinceApril 2004, transmittedon the national radio station RTL 102.5 (102.50 MHz). Thisservice covers of90% of the population of Italy (and increasing).> SpainA free public TMC service is provided in Spain by the varioustraffic administrations. At present:SCT as the operator of traffic management in CataloniaAutonomous Community.DT in the Vasc Country Autonomous Community.DGT (Traffic General Directorate) as the operator for therest of the country's trafficmanagement.The road network coverage comprises the motorways, nationalroads and trunk roads.> UKTrafficmaster operates a commercial TMC service in the UK, which was launched in 2004. Theservice is broadcast within the FM radio spectrum and is licensed to two of the UK's leadingcommercial radio broadcasters, Gcap Media plc and Chrysalis; who between them provide abroadcast network that delivers national coverage for the Trafficmaster service.> FranceJointly with the motorway operators, the Ministry of Public Works provides a free public TMCservice covering the motor-way network and broadcast along motorways nationwide on theAutoroute Radio 107.7FM channel.> SwitzerlandIn Switzerland, a nationwide TMC service has been available since the end of 1999. TMC isavailable in every part of the country and the whole road network is covered, except minor localroad links. The TMC messages are generated by the national Traffic Information Centre (TIC)Viasuisse AG in Biel/Bienne, and broadcast on the national radio channels of SRG-SSR idée suisse.> AustriaÖsterreichischer Rundfunk operates a free public TMC service which is broadcast nationwide.> DenmarkThe Danish Road Directorate traffic information service DK-TMC provides free public TMC trafficinformation in Denmark. Denmark Radio's FM channels, DR3 and DR4, are used to broadcast theservice nationwide.> BelgiumVRT operates a public TMC service for the Ministerie van deVlaamse Gemeenschap, providing freeTMC information formotorways and major roads in the Flanders region andaround Brussels.The Ministère de l'Équipement et des Transports (MET)launched a free public TMC service at the endof January2005, replacing the test service which was broadcast in thisarea until recently. The servicecovers the motorways (869 km)and major regional roads of the Wallonia region. It is plannedtoextend coverage to include information on the Flemishnetwork.> The NetherlandsThere are two providers of TMC information in the Netherlands.TMC4U, a collaboration between Siemens and ANWB, provides a national public TMC service on,for example,radio channels Skyradio and Radio 1.Vialis provides a national public TMC service for examplevia radio channel Nordzee.Both services presently cover all highways and major roads.> SwedenTMC traffic information is provided in Sweden by the SwedishRoad Administration (SRA) and hasbeen transmitted since1998 via the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation's 'P3' radiostation. The nationalpublic service reaches most of Swedenand messages cover the European-level highways,nationalhighways and trunk roads.> PortugalThere is no current TMC service in Portugal.> NorwayThe Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has established a TMC service, initially in a limitedarea (Østfold,Akershus and Oslo) and expanding to cover larger parts ofthe country.> FinlandThe Finnish Road Administration provides a free public TMCservice, serving principally the south ofthe country.TMC Coverage Details by Country TMC Coverage Details by Country