Monday, January 5, 2009

Re-license for the broadcast will be easier.

The Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications will simplify the procedure for re-broadcasting licenses for electronic media. In addition, the Ministry considers that due to the rapid development of the Internet should be made to the law on mass media technical amendments, Interfax reports.
As the head of the Ministry Igor Shchegolev, developed in his office simplified re probably will maintain the same number of licenses and reduce, according to the official, bureaucratic voznyu.
The Minister noted that currently, the number of applications for licenses to broadcast fell, and he did not rule out this trend. Shchegolev appreciated the activities of the federal competition commission (CFC) and noted that its mechanism for avoiding "a subjective approach officials."
According to the minister, in the future may include a mechanism CFC in the law on mass media, but explained that "now we are talking here only a concept."
Amendments to the law on mass media, which relate to the development of the Internet should, as specified Shegolev, wearing only a technical one. "We believe that this is the correct thing, because when the law on mass media, the Internet was not developed at this level," - said the minister.

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