Saturday, September 21, 2013

Ecuador: 55 radio and TV frequencies will revert to the State - AméricaEconomía.com

The government reported that 900 were collected affidavits and concluded that 55 stations, 9 shortwave amplitude modulation 23, 19 and 4 FM broadcast with the legal provision breached.

Telecommunications Minister, Jaime Guerrero, accompanied by members of the Regulatory Council of Information and Communication said Friday the reversal of 55 radio and television frequencies by default in filing the affidavits that were requested last July .

Guerrero reported that affidavits were collected 900 and concluded that 55 stations, 9 shortwave amplitude modulation 23, 19 and 4 FM broadcast breached this provision of law.

reversal, he said, will be prior to due process and “this is a sign that it is democratizing access to the frequencies.

statements submitted to President Regulatory Council of Information and Communication, Patricio Barriga, who in a political speech said this is the first step in the democratization of the media passing through the devolution of radio spectrum.

“This concentration did not favor democracy, even this concentration has dominated interested audience with a speech outside corporate defense interests of people, has focused even advertising revenue, and the worst thing is that you have set an agenda unique information identified those interests, “said the official.

Guerrero added that after one and two weeks will begin the process of reversion of the 55 frequencies, but said that among these may be some that were not operating but in these cases “shall not apply but a reversal process of regularization” .

The list of unfulfilled will be announced after two weeks.

The minister added that the unfulfilled will be submitted to the National Council of Telecommunications (Conatel) who will give a run for their self-defense and then solve the reversal.

authorities justified this decision based on the tenth transitory provision of the Communications Law.

Mongrovejo Paulina, who was also present at the announcement, wrote on his Twitter account that the telecommunications authority will decide on the frequency reversal.

Regulatory Council of Information and Communication will comment on communications projects and monitor compliance with equitable distribution of frequencies.

About reversion frequency Radio Centro, Guerrero Minister reiterated that it is unfortunate, but says his dealership violated Article 67, paragraph i, which states that the granting literally reverses for delay of more than six months in payment frequency, in this case, he said, “the dealer did not cancel for 16 months, he reversed and the next day went to pay. But the law says that once paid is returned frequently.”

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