LAWS CHANGE NOTHING IN CASE OF "A1+"
Anna Israelian

Aravot.am
17 June 06

Whatever change they make in the law or Constitution, it doesn’t have
any influence on NCTR actions towards "A1+".

National Commission of Television and Radio sent the copy of decision
to "A1+ " on 13 of June where it must substantiate the reason of
refusing to allocate radio frequency to the company in the contest
announced in December 2005 and the results of which were summarized
on 26 of May 2006. We must mention that the law "About Television
and Radio" was inserted according to which " National Commission must
properly substantiate decisions about selecting the owner of license,
refuse of giving license and recognition of the expired license" . But
that decision, according to the "A1+" producer Susanna Ohanjanian
is the same in its structure like the answers sent before. Â"Only a
preface was added where it is mentioned that we "have examined your
request. It corresponds to the conditions of our contest". Then they
have mentioned the points, which the companies had got, and comparing
and taking into consideration 37 and 50 articles of the law they have
decided to give them license. The only word, which has been added,
is the word "comparing". It is interesting that they have stressed
those articles of the law by which the selection must be done and it
was during previous 10 contests. While our superiority towards other
companies by determined criteria were obvious in previous contests".

We should add that the NCTR ignores the 54 th article of the law
according to which "In case of equal conditions during the contest for
the license by dismissed frequency allocation the privilege is given;

A/ to those TV radio companies, which haven’t, infringes the law
during their operation

B/to those current companies which have experience of at least
three years in the sphere of TV and radio programs production and
broadcasting".

Not only laws but also the main law has any influence on the NCTR. Only
a body for controlling TV sphere is foreseen by the Constitutional
amendments. And it is supposed that adjusting powers of the Council
of Television and Radio must be passed to the NSTR.

Speaking of the possibility of the NCTR liquidation the chairman of
commission Grigor Amalian didn’t connect the matter with the changes of
law, which haven’t been made. It became clear that G. Amalian was eager
to fill that post till March, 2007. Â"It doesn’t mean the commission
should be liquidated. Why shout it? There are six members, who still
fill their posts." The NA chairman Tigran Torosian informing about
it said; Â"What I have said before was only a version, possibility,
which people can use or not. Certainly nobody can make the members of
the commission send in their resignationÂ". To our observation that the
Constitutional amendments didn’t change anything in case of formation
of independent body of controlling TV sphere, the NA chairman answered;
Â"No, it isn’t so. Constitutional amendments have a special position
about formation of the commission and that position will operateÂ".

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