The TV broadcasting licence fee has been set at 4 per cent of the licence holder's annual gross revenue, Natee Sukonrat, vice chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said.
According to the draft regulations for broadcasting licensing approved by NBTC's board yesterday, of the total fee, 2 per cent will be for the licence itself and the other 2 per cent will be apportioned for the commission's research and development fund for broadcasting.
The draft covers three types of licences - broadcasting network provider, broadcasting facility provider, and broadcasting service provider - all covering terrestrial digital TV service to cable and satellite TV service. This approval will pave the way for NBTC to launch the broadcasting licences by October. It will soon hold a public hearing on the draft.
The board also approved the regulations for a trial of digital TV service in Thailand, which is expected to be published in the Royal Gazette next week. It will allow all interested TV operators to request to conduct the trial, which is expected to take place around October.
The board also approved holding more public hearings on the "must carry" draft regulation, which is expected to be published in the Royal Gazette before July 27, when the Summer Olympic Games begin.
The regulation will allow viewers to see free-TV channels on any platform, from satellite to cable and terrestrial digital TV.
USANEE MONGKOLPORN
THE NATION
July 19, 2012 1:00 am
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