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On 22 December 2006, the Laki televisio- ja radiotoiminnasta annetun lain 4 ja 7 §:n muuttamisesta (Act on the Amendment of Sections 4 and 7 in the Act on Television and Radio Operations) was ratified. This Act entered into force on 1 January 2007. The change in legislation was made in order to introduce a lighter touch in the process of issuing programme operating licences for mobile television operations using the DVB-H standard or equivalent transmissions. At the moment one such multiplex is being established in Finland. In Finland, two licences are required for digital television (and radio)...

On 22 December 2005, Laki televisio- ja radiotoiminnasta annetun lain muuttamisesta (Act on the Amendment of the Act on Television and Radio Operations) was ratified. This Act entered into force on 1 January 2006. The changes consist mainly of specifications on the regulations on how to deal with situations were the an operating licence changes hands and where changes occur in the actual decision-making power with regard to the licence holder or with regard to the operations referred to in the operating licence. As before, an operating licence may not be transferred to another party. If this should...

On 19 August 2005, the Laki Yleisradio Oy:stä annetun lain muuttamisesta (Act on the Amendment of the Act on Yleisradio Oy)was ratified. This Act enters into force on 1 January 2006. Yleisradio Oy, the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), is the public service broadcaster in Finland. Through theamendments in the Act on Yleisradio Oy, a new administrative model for the company was introduced and some specifications were made to its public service remit.As of 1 January 2006, the company will have an external Board of Directors after previously having had an internal Board. As of 2006, the Board must...

On 19 August 2005, Laki valtion televisio- ja radiorahastosta annetun lain 5 luvun kumoamisesta (Act on the repeal of Chapter 5 of the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund) was ratified. This Act entered into force on 1 April 2008. In short, the centre-point of this legislative change revolves around the obligation of commercial television companies to pay an operating licence fee. This came to and end when terrestrial analogue television transmissions were discontinued in Finland on 1 September 2007. The act repeals the sections in question. This change in legislation marks the fulfilment...

On 2 September 2005, Laki valtion televisio- ja radiorahastosta annetun lain 36 §:n muuttamisesta (Act on the Amendment of Section 36 in the Act on the State Television and Radio fund) was ratified. This Act entered into force on 1 October 2005. A new subsection was added to the act. The new text states that appeals concerning decisions to collect retrospective television licence fees can be submitted to the Supreme Administrative Court, if the Supreme Administrative Court gives permission to appeal. Previously an appeal could be made without any restrictions. Since the fees in question represent...