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Government
sets broadcasting fees
MISA-Zimbabwe
September 06, 2004
The government
has finally announced regulations and fees for private players who
wish to invest in the broadcasting sector in terms of the Broadcasting
Services Act (BSA) which was enacted on 4 April 2001.
According to
a statutory instrument published in a Government Gazette last Friday
(5th September), the basic licence fee for a 10-year
free-to-air commercial radio is pegged at $672 million, with a non-refundable
application fee of $5 million.
The frequency
fee would cost $800 000 per frequency per month plus 0,5 percent
of the audited annual gross turnover payable annually.
Announcing the
fees and regulations, the Minister of Information and Publicity
in the President’s Office, Professor Jonathan Moyo, said it would
also cost $840 million for a basic licence fee for a free-to-air
National Commercial Television coupled with a $5 million non-refundable
application fee.
The frequency
fee would be $1,6 million per frequency per month plus a broadcasting
fund of 0,5 percent of the audited annual gross turnover payable
annually.
A 10-year community
broadcasting licence will cost $414 million plus a $500 000 application
fee.
A prospective
investor would have to fork out the equivalent of US$400 000 at
the prevailing auction rate for a 10-year Subscription Satellite
or a Subscription Cable Broadcasting station and the equivalent
of US$ 5 000 non-refundable application fee.
The monthly
frequency fee would be two percent of monthly subscription turnover
plus 0,5 percent broadcasting fund of the audited annual subscription
turnover payable annually in the currency the subscription is collected.
Those seeking
a Commercial Satellite Uplink will have to pay the equivalent of
US$ 60 000 at the ruling auction rate for a basic licence fee for
10 years, in addition to the equivalent of $2 000 at the prevailing
auction rate.
A two percent
frequency fee of the annual gross turnover plus a contribution of
0,5 percent of the audited annual gross payable annually of the
broadcasting fund, will also be required.
The equivalent
of US$ 1 million at the prevailing auction rate will be required
for a basic 20-year Signal Carrier licence in addition to an application
fee of $10 million.
A Regulator
Administrator fee of $2 million per transmitter per annum will be
imposed on a Signal Carrier Licence.
The following
are the regulations and fees for other related services:
- An application
for a 10- year Subscription Narrow Casting will cost $97 million
and $73 million for television and radio respectively in addition
to an application fee of $2,5 million. The prospective broadcaster
will be required to pay a monthly frequency fee of $800 000 and
$1,6 million per frequency per month for radio and television
respectively.
- A 10-year
Open Narrow Casting licence will be pegged between $28 million
and $213 million, depending on the population served.
- A total of
$15 million and $20 million will be required for a two-year Datacasting
licence for radio and television bands respectively.
- A Roadcasting
and Railcasting basic licence fee for two years for a transport
operator would cost $20 000 per vehicle and $10 million respectively
payable annually while the programme provider for Roadcasting
and Railcasting would cost $5 million.
- A two-year
basic licence for Webcasting for both content and provider and
Webcasting Server will cost $20 million in addition to a $2,5
million application fee.
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