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PRESIDENT SARGSYAN SIGNS LAW ON DIGITAL TV CHANNELS
Panorama.am
18/06/2010
President Serzh Sargsyan signed the law on making amendments to the
RA law "About TV and Radio" June 17, President's press office reported.
Note that the Armenian National Assembly passed the bill on making
amendments and supplements to the RA law "About TV and Radio" in a
second reading at the extraordinary sitting last Thursday. The bill
arose protests among the media field and experts.
According to the bill, Yerevan should have 18 TV companies instead of
the current 22. The Competitive Licensing Process will get underway
July 1 and will be due by January 31, 2011. The government has
allocated 10-12 mln. AMD for digitalization of the TV channels. For
transmission of the digital frequencies special equipment worth $50-60
will be required.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama.am
18/06/2010
President Serzh Sargsyan signed the law on making amendments to the
RA law "About TV and Radio" June 17, President's press office reported.
Note that the Armenian National Assembly passed the bill on making
amendments and supplements to the RA law "About TV and Radio" in a
second reading at the extraordinary sitting last Thursday. The bill
arose protests among the media field and experts.
According to the bill, Yerevan should have 18 TV companies instead of
the current 22. The Competitive Licensing Process will get underway
July 1 and will be due by January 31, 2011. The government has
allocated 10-12 mln. AMD for digitalization of the TV channels. For
transmission of the digital frequencies special equipment worth $50-60
will be required.
From: A. Papazian