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Schedule I: Technical Requirements (Recommendations 55-68)
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technical requirement s recommended by the Post master General. The explanation for these is contained in the 'Remarks' column of the Schedule. They are generally adapted from the existing radio or licence conditions and concern, inter alia, the
television following : compliance with international telecommunications agreement s; avoidance of interruptions in broadcasting, equity in the use of equipment employed commonly by more than licensee and provision for proper control of new technology.
Implementation
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Subject to the Council's agreement, the proposed terms and conditions will be implemented by means of legislation, subsidiary legislation, Codes of Practice and through a new licence to broadcast. A further submission will be made to the Council when the draft licence has been prepared.
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In connection with the application for a new licence, CRHK submitted a six-year plan for programme development and capital investment (Annex J). In the plan CRHK proposes investments in engineering items amounting to $34 million and a gradual increase in the quantity of news, information and public affairs programmes. As with the television licensees it is proposed to introduce a licence condition requiring CRHK to implement its six-year plan for programme development and capital investment.
The Second Commercial Radio Licence
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As regards the introduction of the second commercial broadcaster, a further submission will be made to the Council in due course proposing the procedures for inviting applications and a time-table for implement ation.
Financial and Staffing Implications
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The proposed award of new licences for
for commercial radio broadcast ing will result in additional revenue from royalty payment s and licence fees. The projected royalty revenue from CRHK based on the proposed met hod
on the proposed method of calculation is estimated to be $2.12 million at 1987-88 prices as opposed to the net revenue of $1.24 million based on a percentage of net profits. Revenue from the second commercial radio operator is unknown at this stage.
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