Australia - Regulation and Spectrum - History
04.08.2011
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is the regulatory and licensing authority. There are currently no regulations on coverage requirements, but there is a quota for Australian music and video services are prohibited.
Other key points of the digital radio legislation in Australia are that there is no cost for the spectrum for incumbent commercial broadcasters and no new entrants are allowed for six years from the start date. First right of refusal is given to commercial radio broadcaster consortiums to operate multiplexes. There is an entitlement to a minimum of 128kbit/s (1/9 multiplex) and a maximum of 256kbit/s (1/5 multiplex).The legislation covering digital radio requires a review by 2011 to consider issues such as the availability and price of receivers, the coverage characteristics of various digital radio technologies and whether any adjustment to the regulatory framework is necessary, including the specification of subsequent start dates for digital radio in further markets. The Government has indicated that it will reserve spectrum for digital radio regionally after analogue television switch-off by 2013.
16.09.2010
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is the regulatory and licensing authority. There are currently no regulations on coverage requirements, but there is a quota for Australian music and video services are prohibited.
Other key points of the digital radio legislation in Australia are that there is no cost for the spectrum for incumbent commercial broadcasters and no new entrants are allowed for six years from the start date. First right of refusal is given to commercial radio broadcaster consortiums to operate multiplexes. There is an entitlement to a minimum of 128kbit/s (1/9 multiplex) and a maximum of 256kbit/s (1/5 multiplex).The legislation covering digital radio requires a review by 2011 to consider issues such as the availability and price of receivers, the coverage characteristics of various digital radio technologies and whether any adjustment to the regulatory framework is necessary, including the specification of subsequent start dates for digital radio in further markets. The Government has indicated that it will reserve spectrum for digital radio regionally after analogue television switch-off by 2013.
08.09.2010
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is the regulatory and licensing authority. There are currently no regulations on coverage requirements, but there is a quota for Australian music and video services are prohibited.
Other key points of the digital radio legislation in Australia are that there is no cost for the spectrum for incumbent commercial broadcasters and no new entrants are allowed for six years from the start date. First right of refusal is given to commercial radio broadcaster consortiums to operate multiplexes. There is an entitlement to a minimum of 128kbit/s (1/9 multiplex) and a maximum of 256kbit/s (1/5 multiplex).The legislation covering digital radio requires a review by 2011 to consider issues such as the availability and price of receivers, the coverage characteristics of various digital radio technologies and whether any adjustment to the regulatory framework is necessary, including the specification of subsequent start dates for digital radio in further markets. The Government has indicated that it will reserve spectrum for digital radio regionally after analogue television switch-off by 2013.”