Austerity topples TV broadcasters and government .. and the Telecommunications freeze licenses

26/04/2015



JD / Nabil Fawzi / .. Media and Communications Authority confirmed sent a circular to ministries and state institutions to suspend the licenses and the freezing of government channels and radio stations as a result of austerity and economic factor as well as the receipt of notice from the Council of Ministers about it.

And got Agency / BD / a copy of the book uncles body to ministries and provincial councils and governors all signed by the head of the agency Executive Safa al-Din spring which included "based on the book of the Office of the Prime Minister and book cabinet / Office of the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, containing obtain the approval of the Prime Minister the proposal of MP Fadel Fawzi Hussein Kanani to shut down all satellite channels and stations, government broadcasting, it was decided to freeze the licenses for satellite channels and radio stations affiliated to you in addition to the stop to consider any requests we receive from you to create or a space station or a radio license. "

In the meantime, said a member of the board of trustees in the body Khalil pilot told / BD /: The Book Authority was based on its notification by the Council of Ministers, considering that TV and radio stations and government of the State and therefore the right of the government shut down in light of the financial crisis and the austerity experienced by the country. " he said, adding that "the Commission insisted on a freeze and suspension of licenses statement instead of the word closure, which Rdttna."

He noted the pilot that "the Commission has issued Aamama to state institutions to suspend and freeze broadcast channels and government radio license as a result of the financial crisis," noting that "the proposed alternative to ensure the allocation of time for the state institutions to present their activities through the media of the Iraqi Media Network free of charge or obtaining a simple wage to contact value the cost and expenses and salaries of the satellite channel. "

He said a member of the Board of Trustees of the media and communications to "put forward a proposal that the radio stations that self-financing through advertising can have to continue," stressing that "the ministries and provinces, which had paid for the renewal of their licenses will remain their funds reserved and guaranteed, and will be used with the activation of a future license, and calculating the time factor ".

The Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi close satellite channels and radio stations affiliated to ministries and government institutions, based on a proposal by a member of the Committee on Culture and Information parliamentary deputy Fadel Kanani ordering the closure of the satellite channels and radio stations affiliated to ministries and government institutions, as the decision comes to save large amounts of money consumed, and using them to raise Financial attributed to the general state treasury and investment potential run in other tasks more feasible ..


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