Greece

[GR] Schedule Set Out for the Digital Switchover

IRIS 2014-1:1/30

Alexandros Economou

National Council for Radio and Television

In June and September 2013, two co-ministerial decisions were published containing the date of the definitive national switch-off of analogue signals (1 October 2014) and the dates of switch-off for each of the thirteen allotments throughout the country. These dates for switchover were decided after public consultation organized by the telecoms regulator, EETT. This consultation also concerned a tender that is to be held in the coming weeks concerning the rights of use of four frequencies for national television stations as well as one frequency for each of the thirteen allotments for regional television stations.

Digital transition is progressing amongst existing analogue television stations functioning without a licence (see IRIS 2013-5/31). In November 2013, a law was passed by the Greek Parliament that allows existing broadcasters to contract with network providers who have obtained rights to use digital frequencies, even if those content providers do not hold a digital licence.

Objections to this situation had been raised during the consultation organized by EETT and have increased during the latest parliamentary discussion.


References

  • Koινή Υπουργική Απόφαση 27294/796/Φ150: Οριστική παύση των εκπομπών τηλεοπτικής ευρυεκπομπής με αναλογικό τρόπο (ΦΕΚ Β’ 1500, 20.6.2013)
  • Decision 27294/796/Φ150: Definitive switch-off of analogue terrestrial television

  • ΚΥΑ 46157/1815/Φ.150 Τροποποίηση απόφασης καθορισμού ημερομηνιών διακοπής εκπομπών τηλεοπτικού προγράμματος με αναλογική τεχνολογία (ΦΕΚ Β’ 2421, 27.9.2013)
  • Definition of dates of switch-off of analogue terrestrial television

  • Υπουργική Απόφαση 45858/1799/Φ150: Περιορισμός του αριθμού των προς παροχή δικαιωμάτων χρήσης ραδιοσυχνοτήτων επίγειας ψηφιακής ευρυεκπομπής Εθνικής και Περιφερειακής κάλυψης και καθορισμός του είδους της διαγωνιστικής διαδικασίας σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 23 παρ. 3 του Ν. 4070/2012 (ΦΕΚ Β’ 2359, 20.9.2013)
  • Decision 45858/1799/Φ150: Definition of rights of use of digital terrestrial television frequencies and definition of the tendering procedure

  • KYA 15715/9.8.2013 Εκχώρηση φάσματος επίγειας ψηφιακής ευρυεκπομπής στη «ΝΕΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΡΑΔΙΟΦΩΝΙΑ, ΙΝΤΕΡΝΕΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΛΕΟΡΑΣΗ Α.Ε.» (ΝΕΡΙΤ Α.Ε.). (ΦΕΚ Β’ 1500, 20.6.2013)
  • Definition of frequencies of digital terrestrial television frequencies to be allocated to public television

  • Άρθρο 18 Νόμου 4208/2013 Ρυθμίσεις Υπουργείου Υγείας και άλλες διατάξεις (ΦΕΚ Α΄ 252/18.11.2013)
  • Possibility for existing broadcasting to contract with network providers

  • Κείμενο και Απαντήσεις της Δημόσιας Διαβούλευσης αναφορικά με τον Περιορισμό του Αριθμού των Δικαιωμάτων Χρήσης Ραδιοσυχνοτήτων Επίγειας Ψηφιακής Ευρυεκπομπής και τη Διαδικασία Χορήγησής τους
  • http://www.eett.gr/opencms/opencms/admin/PublicCons/cons_0245.html
  • Public consultation on the definition of digital frequencies and of the procedure of allocation

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This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.