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The Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA), responsible for the regulation of the telecommunications and electronic media sector in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has imposed fines on several broadcasters. Among them the Sarajevo-based RTV Alfa, which has meanwhile been sold to another local media company, has been fined BAM 50,000 (aprox. EUR 25,000), due to a violation of the Broadcasting Code of Practice, and of the general terms and conditions concerning the issuing of licenses. This is the highest fine that one broadcaster has had to pay since the establishment of the CRA in 1998. Representatives of...

In October 2004, the Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK) issued new licenses for the provision of GSM services for the country to Telekom Srpske (Banjaluka), BH Telecom (Sarajevo), and Hrvatski Telecom (HT) (Western Mostar). This was done in accordance with RAK's mandate and Articles 7, 10 and 37 of the Communications Law, and with respect to point 5, paragraph 4 of the BiH Telecommunications Sector Policy, as well as with respect to the "Decision on Value of GSM Licenses in BiH" and the "Deadline for Awarding of the 3rd GSM license in BiH" (Official Gazette of BiH, No. 44/03). The GSM telecommunications....

In November 2004 Mediacentar, an organisation entrusted with the task of assisting the development of an independent and professional media sector in the country, gathered together media professionals, experts, media lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss the draft version of the country report on "Monitoring Media Regulation and Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina" . This draft paper is part of the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP) entitled: "Monitoring Television Across Europe: Regulation, Policy and Independence". During the discussion about the draft paper, it was stated that in Bosnia...

In May 2004, the Regulatorna agnecija za komunikacije (Communications Regulatory Agency ­ RAK) reminded all broadcasting stations and cable distributors of broadcasting programmes to comply with RAK's Code of Practice, especially with Article 1.3 regarding the so-called "watershed-principle". As to this norm, all items of programme services which are likely to impair the physical, mental or moral development of children and adolescents shall not be scheduled at periods during which they are likely to watch those programmes because of the time of transmission and reception. Such programmes to be...

On the occasion of its regular session on 22 March 2004, the Regulatorne agencije za komunikacije Bosne i Hercegovine (Council of the Communications Regulatory Agency, RAK) adopted the Rule 21/2003 on Media Concentration and Cross-ownership. One of the imperatives is laid down in the sixth point of the Preamble which states that "broadcast programming plays a central role in democracy, and that it is crucial to provide a range of different independent information and programming to serve the whole population". At this point, Bosnia and Herzegovina as a relatively small media market does not manifest...