A public consultation on the preliminary Draft Television Law, submitted by the Minister for Parliament Affairs on 20 November, after approval by the Council of Ministers on 16 November, is open for contributions and shall run until 15 December 2006.
The Government considers that, as a matter of urgency, the regime in force that governs the access to television broadcasting and the pursue of this activity - Law no. 32/2003 of 22 August - must be reviewed, given the need to prepare the phased implementation of the digital terrestrial television, among other reasons.
The Government has also put forward a draft law on the restructure of the concessionaire of the public radio and television service.
Further information:
- Anteprojecto de Lei da Televisão http://www.portais.gov.pt/Portal/PT/Governos/Governos_Constitucionais/GC17/Ministerios/PCM/MAP/Comunicacao/Outros_Documentos/20061120_MAP_Doc_Prop_Lei_Televisao.htm
- Apresentação sobre o anteprojecto de Lei da Televisão http://www.primeiro-ministro.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/7A05F3DA-8C14-4EE1-B62E-95AD3A6E3A06/0/Apres_Prop_Lei_Televisao.pdf
- Apresentação da Proposta de Lei que reestrutura a Concessionário do serviço público de rádio e televisão http://www.primeiro-ministro.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/F7C6D3D0-FA18-4341-916D-B9B07A4BA275/0/Apres_Reestruturacao_RTP.pdf
- Proposta de Lei que reestrutura a concessionária dos serviços público de rádio e de televisão http://www.portugal.gov.pt/NR/rdonlyres/DC1B6A1F-815C-4625-9AAF-B8C76CBA3453/0/Prop_Lei_RTP.pdf
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- Law no. 32/2003, of 22 of August https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=979664
- Digital television https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=2963
- Spectrum management https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=34340