RTVV: Over 120 statements now online
The Federal Office of Communications (Bakom) received more than 120 comments on the new Radio and Television Ordinance (RTVV) within the deadline. The draft will now be revised. The new division of coverage areas is scheduled to be announced in October.
The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) received over 120 comments on the new Radio and Television Ordinance (RTVO) within the deadline. The evaluation phase has begun and the next steps have been announced.
As reported by OFCOM on Wednesday, the statements are available on the Internet at
www.bakom.admin.ch can be viewed.
The draft RTVO contains the planned performance provisions
on the new Radio and Television Act (RTVA), which comes into force next April.
should enter into force. Most of the comments triggered the new provisions on
the areas of advertising and sponsoring, but also the
Licensing of private event organizers (especially the
fee splitting) and the technical transmission of programs were
The subject of numerous statements.
The evaluation of the comments - the result of the consultation - is incorporated into the revision of the draft RTVO. The revision will be carried out by the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC).
The draft ordinance does not yet include the definition of coverage areas for local-regional radio and television broadcasters with fee splitting or the level of the reception fee. DETEC intends to present these proposals at a public hearing in October. The aim is for the Federal Council to be able to adopt the coverage areas in the second half of 2007. Following their adoption, the coverage areas will be put out to tender. The amount of the fee shares will also be announced in this tender.
