Christos Spirtzis, Transport Infrastructure and Networks Minister of Greece, starts the public consultation with radio associations, in order to change the institutional framework for the authorization and operation of radio stations. All relevan unions will be invited to the public consultation.
The Greek Parliament approved at 1.20 am yesterday the law for re-establishing the public broadcaster ERT, that had been shut down in June 2013 by the leading conservative party at that time. The decision was applaused by a number of former employess of ERT who were watching the parliamentary discussion.
The National Telecommunications and Post Commission of Greece shall enable the legal obligation on the registration of radio broadcast antennas for radio stations, that has official started on the beginning of the year. According to Commision, they invite radio stations across the country to do online registration and declaration of antenna systems by using the special web application "System for Electronic Filing" (SILYA), developed by the Authority. The deadline is set for June 17, 2015.
A yet unofficial resignation was submitted by Chairman of the National Council for Radio and Television (ESR) Ioannis Laskaridis and members Ioannis Papakostas and Evi Demiri to the chairman of the House Life Konstantopoulou, according to the newspaper of the governmental party Avgi.
A series of questions, according which the legality of the DVB-t contract of the Greek state with Digea is being questioned, were sent by the left wing Greek government to the National Telecommunications Commission of Greece. According to the document, which was published first by infocom.gr, the Minister clearly sets legally worded questions, according to which the auction conducted by the Telecommunications Commission and was won by the consortium of major TV channels, is illegal and should possibly have been canceled.
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