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Sweden - Regulation and Spectrum - History

18.06.2012

Regulation for public service radio

The Government proposes and the Parliament decides on the national Broadcasting Act in which license conditions and terms are set for the public service broadcaster, Swedish Radio. The license period is six years. The current license is valid until 31th December 2013 and it allows Swedish Radio to broadcast digital radio using DAB/DAB+, to four regions in Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and Norrbotten) with a max number of 9 services (Stockholm and Norrbotten) or 10 (Gothenburg and Malmo). In 2011, the Government commissioned an inquiry to broadly review the license terms for radio and television public service under the new licensing period starting 2014. Issues to be reviewed include digital radio. The assignment must be reported no later than 1 September 2012. A bill is expected to be presented to parliament in 2013 for the new license terms to take effect from first January 2014.

Regulation for commercial radio

In 2011, the national authority for Radio and Television, together with the Post and Telecom Agency and following a public consultation, issued a strategy for licensing commercial digital radio. It is expected that commercial licenses will be issued 2012 with a possible start of transmissions in 2013-2014. Some positions in the digital strategy are:

  • The licenses will be decided in the form of a beauty contest. There will be only a smaller administrative fee for application and annual use of spectrum
  • The technology T-DAB and compatible technology should be used and DAB+ could further be specified in the license conditions.
  • The entire broadcast space that the government has dedicated to digital commercial radio, two multiplexers in band III, each divided in 34 regions, will be included in the licensing process.
  • It will be possible to seek licenses for both national and regional broadcasts. How many such permits granted and the breakdown between national and regional licenses will be determined after an overall assessment of the applications received in each region.
  • There will be no requirements in the license for an average minimum or maximum bit rate per service. Each applicant should state their capacity needs per service knowing that the starting point of licensing is that each transmitter can accommodate max 16 services @72 kbit/s each.
  • The license holders shall cooperate in technical matters including choice of network operator. Coverage requirements may be imposed to ensure that the digital broadcasts reach a certain proportion of the population within the broadcasting area.

 

10.02.2012

Regulation for public service radio

The Government proposes and the Parliament decides on the national Broadcasting Act in which license conditions and terms are set for the public service broadcaster, Swedish Radio. The license period is six years. The current license is valid until 31th December 2013 and it allows Swedish Radio to broadcast digital radio using DAB/DAB+, to four regions in Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and Norrbotten) with a max n:o of 9 services (Stockholm and Norrbotten) or 10 (Gothenburg and Malmo). In 2011, the Government commissioned an inquiry to broadly review the license terms for radio and television public service under the new licensing period starting 2014. Issues to be reviewed include digital radio. The assignment must be reported no later than 1 September 2012. A bill is expected to be presented to parliament in 2013 for the new license terms to take effect from first January 2014.

Regulation for commercial radio

In 2011, the national authority for Radio and Television, together with the Post and Telecom Agency and following a public consultation, issued a strategy for licensing commercial digital radio. It is expected that commercial licenses will be issued 2012 with a possible start of transmissions in 2013-2014. Some positions in the digital strategy are:

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  • The licenses will be decided in the form of a beauty contest. There will be only a smaller administrative fee for application and annual use of spectrum
  • The technology T-DAB and compatible technology should be used and DAB+ could further be specified in the license conditions.
  • The entire broadcast space that the government has dedicated to digital commercial radio, two multiplexers in band III, each divided in 34 regions, will be included in the licensing process.
  • It will be possible to seek licenses for both national and regional broadcasts. How many such permits granted and the breakdown between national and regional licenses will be determined after an overall assessment of the applications received in each region.
  • There will be no requirements in the license for an average minimum or maximum bit rate per service. Each applicant should state their capacity needs per service knowing that the starting point of licensing is that each transmitter can accommodate max 16 services @72 kbit/s each.
  • The license holders shall cooperate in technical matters including choice of network operator. Coverage requirements may be imposed to ensure that the digital broadcasts reach a certain proportion of the population within the broadcasting area.

 

01.09.2011

In 2011, the national authority for radio and television stated that the licensing process for commercial digital radio will now start. The strategy has been formed together with the Post and Telecom Agency following a public consultation. Some positions in the digital strategy:. 

  • The licenses will be decided in the form of a beauty contest. There will be only a smaller administrative fee for application and annual use of spectrum
  • The technology T-DAB and compatible technology should be used and DAB+ could further be specified in the license conditions.
  • The entire broadcast space that the government has dedicated to digital commercial radio, two multiplexers in band III, each divided in 34 regions, will be included in the licensing process.
  • It will be possible to seek licenses for both national and regional broadcasts. How many such permits granted and the breakdown between national and regional licenses will be determined after an overall assessment of the applications received in each region.
  • There will be no requirements in the license for an average minimum or maximum bit rate per service. Each applicant should state their capacity needs per service knowing that the starting point of licensing is that each transmitter can accommodate max 16 services @72 kbit/s each.
  • The license holders shall cooperate in technical matters including choice of network operator. Coverage requirements may be imposed to ensure that the digital broadcasts reach a certain proportion of the population within the broadcasting area.