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On 8 December 2008, a Regulation entitled “Devolution or Leasing of a Part of Right of Use of Individual Radiofrequencies or Areas of Radiofrequencies” was published according to the Decision of the Minister of Transport and Communications, after a proposal of the Ethiniki Epitropi Tilepikoinonion kai Taxidromion (National Committee for Telecommunication and Post-Services - E.E.T.T.). The regulation was based on Article 26(5) of Law 3431/2006, the Greek legislative act that implemented the European directives 2002/19/EC (Access Directive), 2002/20/EC (Authorization Directive), 2002/21/EC (Framework...

Greek companies traditionally active in the telecommunications sector have lately shown an increasing interest in pay-TV services. In accordance with Greek and EU regulation, the Greek authorities are called upon to approve and authorize any new pay-TV activities. In particular, the takeover of "NetMed NV" (that provides the Greek pay-TV service platform "Nova") by “Forthnet SA” (a Greek alternative telephony and Internet service provider) was formally completed through the publication of a recent decision of the relevant regulatory authority, the Ethiniki Epitropi Tilepikoinonion kai Taxidromion...

The Supreme Court (Revisional Jurisdiction) decided on 5 November 2008 that “The Radio Television Authority (CRTA) is obliged to request the views of the Radio Television Advisory Committee before issuing its verdict only where such an action is imposed by the Law and not in all cases or on all issues ”. The requirement to seek advice was not deemed compulsory in the case examined (Case Dias Publishing House LTD v. Radio Television Authority, Appeal no. 54/2006) and the appeal was dismissed by the five-member, with one justice dissenting. The case was brought to the Supreme Court by the Dias Publishing...

The first co-ministerial decision on the digital switchover was published in the Greek Official Journal, on the basis of Article 14 of Law 3592/2007 (see IRIS 2007-8: 12) relating to the transition to digital terrestrial television. This decision fixes 1 November 2008 as the date for the voluntary commencement of transmission of DTT by the existing analogue stations. According to the text of the decision, this first stage of the DSO will involve seven multiplexes, each of them containing four television channels: three of the multiplexes will be allocated to the public broadcaster ERT, the Channel...

The Greek Ethinko Symvoulio Radiotileorasis (National Council for Radio and Television – ESR) recently issued three important decisions regarding the issues of protection of minors, privacy and protection of a person’s personality. The first decision refers to the well-known series “Prison Break”. The series was broadcast by the Greek channel “ANTENNA” and was rated by the special committee of the channel as second category – available for minors with parental consent. According to this rating, the series could not be transmitted during the “children’s zone” (i.e. before the watershed). On a daily...