Existing licences for the retransmission by wire of radio and television programme services in accordance with Article 39 RTVA 19911(wire licences) retain their validity until their owner obtains a telecommunications services licence in accordance with Articles 4 ff. TCA2, but at the latest up to two years after the commencement of this Act.
Wire licences continue to be subject to:
Article 42 paragraphs 2–4 RTVA 1991;
Article 47 paragraph 1 RTVA 1991 concerning the transmission of programme services of other broadcasters whose licence has been extended in accordance with Article 107 of this Act.
The obligations of a wire licensee in accordance with paragraph 2 end as soon as transmission by wire of the programme services covered therein (in accordance with Articles 59 and 60) in their area of operation is clarified with legal force, but at the latest after five years.
Footnotes
[AS 1992 601; 1993 3354; 1997 2187Annex No 4; 2000 1891No VIII 2; 2001 2790Annex No 2; 2002 1904Art. 36 No 2; 2004 297No I 3,1633No I 9,4929Art. 21 No 3, 2006 1039Art. 2] ↩