Section 28: Broadcasting transmission company

28. Broadcasting transmission company (1) Subject to subsection (4), the Company shall have the exclusive right— (a) to carry on the business of terrestrial broadcasting; (b) to act as Multiplex Operator for the operation and management of digital broadcasting platforms, including multiplexing and distribution of licensees’ broadcast programs, maintenance of a Conditional Access System and the provision of interactive services; and (c) to act as the exclusive terrestrial Multiplex Operator for digital terrestrial television broadcasting. (2) All transmission stations and any equipment or asset relating thereto and owned or operated by the Corporation shall, within such period after the incorporation as the Minister may determine, be transferred to and vest in the Company on such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine. (3) No person shall cause any broadcasting to be transmitted otherwise than in accordance with section 18. (4) (a) The Company shall, for the purpose of acting as a Multiplex Operator, apply to the Information Communication and Technologies Authority for the appropriate licence and approvals for the use of radio frequencies or the transmission of digital broadcasting. (b) Pending the determination of the application made under paragraph (a), the Company shall be considered to be licensed under the Information and Communication Technologies Act to operate a Multiplex platform. [S. 28 amended by s. 25 (d) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015.] PART V – CONTENTS OF PROGRAMMES