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As reported already, the BiH broadcasting sector comprises four laws: the Law on the Public Broadcasting System of BiH, the Law on the Public Broadcasting Service of BiH, the Law on the Public Broadcasting Service of the Republika Srpska and the Law on the Public Broadcasting Service of the Federation of BiH (see: IRIS 2008-9: 4). In June 2009 the new members of the RTV FBiH Board of Governors were appointed by the Federal Parliament. This was formally the only precondition left for the creation of the Corporation of PBS. The Corporation as a fourth legal subject (besides the three public broadcasters...

The Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK) has issued a new document entitled "Overview of Violations and Corresponding Punishments/Fines Pronounced by the RAK" which entered into force on the day it was published, 5 May 2009, in the Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina, No. 35/09. This is the first document of its kind having the effect of law. This survey-like catalogue is in accordance with Article 46 paragraph 3 section d of the Law on Communication and it was adopted by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then formally approved by the Council of the RAK. The document...

The Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK) has presented its annual report for 2008, in the form of an overview on the violations of its rules and regulations. In total 39 decisions have been issued. Of these, 35 relate to broadcasting and 4 to the telecommunications sector. During the reported period, the RAK examined 169 cases of possible breaches of its rules and regulations. Of these, 129 cases related to programme content requirements. It is worth noting that as many as 92 of these cases were initiated by citizens who lodged complaints. About 30 cases dealt with technical aspects of broadcasting...

The Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA/RAK) recently published its 2008 report on the Internet in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are currently 66 Internet service providers (ISPs) legally registered in the country. According to the information available, provided by 62 of those ISPs, there are 336,163 Internet subscribers and approximately 1.3 million Internet users. The percentage rate shows a degree of the Internet use amounting to 34 %, which is an increase of 6.75 % compared to the previous year. The total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is less than 4 million. Regarding the access...

The Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Forum, as an ad hoc body working under the auspices of the Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK), was entrusted with preparing a comprehensive plan for the transition from analogue to digital terrestrial television in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see: IRIS 2008-5: 3). This switchover undertaking relates to frequency bands 174-230 MHz and 470-862 MHz in the country. The transition is a very complex process and represents a real challenge for even any advanced State. Many factors have to be considered, among others the size of the media market, technical preconditions,...