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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Digital Sound Broadcasting Services Regulations, 2021

9. Channel Authorisation

 

(1) A sound broadcasting service licensee may as set out in Annexure A to these Regulations, apply to the Authority for a channel authorisation to add a new service to an existing DSB service.

 

(2) A sound broadcasting service licensee may not add a channel to its service unless the Authority, on application by the licensee, has authorised the channel.

 

(3) Within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the application for channel authorisation, the Authority shall issue a certificate authorising or refusing to authorise the channel.

 

(4) If the Authority upon the expiry of the sixty (60) days period as contemplated in sub-regulation (3), has not issued a certificate, the channel shall be regarded as having been authorised.

 

(5) If the Authority refuses to authorise a channel, the Authority will provide written reasons for the decision to the Applicant.