Amendment to the RTÜK Cable Broadcasting Regulation
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This regulation changes how cable broadcasting companies can replace guarantee letters submitted to Turkey’s broadcasting regulator, RTÜK. A broadcaster may swap an existing guarantee letter for a new one if it has no overdue debt to RTÜK, the new guarantee covers the full remaining license fee, and the guarantee remains valid until the license period ends. The change mainly affects cable broadcasting license holders. It gives them a formal route to replace guarantee letters, but limits that option to a maximum of five replacements.
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Key Changes
- Allows cable broadcasters to replace guarantee letters submitted to RTÜK with new ones upon request
- Requires the broadcaster to have no overdue debt to RTÜK before replacement is allowed
- Limits guarantee letter replacements to a maximum of five times and requires coverage through the end of the license period
Obligations
What this law requires
Cable broadcasting license holders may replace a guarantee letter submitted to RTÜK only if they have no overdue unpaid debt to RTÜK at the time of the replacement request.
Any replacement guarantee letter submitted to RTÜK must cover the full amount of the remaining license fee.
Any replacement guarantee letter submitted to RTÜK must remain valid until the end date of the relevant broadcasting license period.
Cable broadcasting license holders may replace guarantee letters submitted to RTÜK no more than five times.