- As a result of the ongoing Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has resulted in a delay in the ongoing preparations for the discontinuation of analogue television broadcasting, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology ("Minister") recently issued Regulation No. 11 of 2021 on the Amendment to Regulation of the Minister No. 6 of 2021 on the Organization of Broadcasting ("Amendment").
- The Amendment has now established a new timeline for the discontinuation of analogue television broadcasting, a process which is generally known as Analogue Switch Off ("ASO"). The new schedule breaks down into the following three stages: 1) First stage: to be completed by 30 April 2022 at the latest (originally, a deadline of 17 August 2021 had been set); 2) Second stage: to be completed by 25 August 2022 at the latest; and 3) Third stage: to be completed by 2 November 2022 at the latest.
- In addition, the Amendment now allows for Private Broadcasting Agencies (Lembaga Penyiaran Swasta – "LPS") that are hoping to provide radio and television broadcasting services via terrestrial media to apply for Special Needs Broadcasting Operating Licenses (Izin Penyelenggaraan Penyiaran – "IPP") for the areas of education, public health, disaster relief and/or defense and security.
- Applicants for Special Needs IPP are first required to secure recommendations from the relevant agencies responsible for whichever of the above-listed sectors they are interested in. Applications should then be submitted along with relevant documents which prove that the applicants in question are meeting a public need and which also affirm the availability of multiplexing slots that can be used by the relevant LPS.
- LPS that have secured Special Needs IPP are required to broadcast programs that are in line with the sectors that they applied for at least 80% of the time.
- The Amendment has been in force since 12 August 2021.
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