The Law does not fix the licence fee as a figure; it gives the power of determination to the Supreme Council and governs only the criteria and the payment timetable.
The Power of Determination - Art. 37/1-d
The Supreme Council is charged with determining the broadcasting licence fees to be taken from radio, television and on-demand broadcasting service provider organisations, the annual television channel, multiplex capacity and radio frequency use fees for broadcasting services to be provided from the terrestrial medium, and the broadcast transmission authorisation fee to be taken from platform, multiplex and infrastructure operators and from the transmitter installation and operating company.
The Criteria of the Annual Use Fee - Art. 26/6
An annual use fee is taken from public and private organisations for channels, multiplex capacity and radio frequencies allocated for broadcasting from the terrestrial medium. The fee is determined by the Supreme Council on the basis of the following objective criteria:
| Criterion | Its effect |
|---|---|
| The coverage area by population | Wider coverage, a higher fee |
| The type of broadcast | Television / radio, general / thematic |
| The transmitter power | Technical capacity |
| The band in which the frequency is located | The character of the band |
| The level of economic development of the settlement | The economic situation of the place where the broadcast is made |
The Payment Timetable - Arts. 42/1 and /2
| Fee | Instalment | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The broadcasting licence fee | The first instalment | Before the licence document is given |
| The broadcasting licence fee | The remaining ten equal instalments | By the last day of February each following year |
| The broadcast transmission authorisation fee | Equal instalments | Within six months following the grant of the authorisation document |
| The annual channel / multiplex / frequency use fee | Four equal instalments | In January, April, July and October each year |
No Refund on Revocation of the Licence
Transmitter Installation Rents Are Separate
Art. 26/8: the procedures and principles of benefiting from the transmitter installations and the annual rents are put into force with the approval of the Supreme Council after obtaining the opinion of the transmitter installation and operating company. That is an item separate from the licence fee.
Platform Service Charges Are Also Subject to Approval
Art. 29/1: the service charges platform operators will take from media service provider organisations are determined with the approval of the Supreme Council.
We cover the detail in the platform guide.
The Current Amounts
Summary
The Supreme Council determines the broadcasting licence fees, the annual channel, multiplex and frequency use fees and the transmission authorisation fees. The annual use fee is calculated according to objective criteria such as the coverage area by population, the type of broadcast, the transmitter power, the frequency band and the level of economic development of the settlement. The first instalment of the licence fee is paid before the document is given and the rest in ten equal instalments. In addition 1.5% of the monthly gross commercial communication revenue is paid as the Supreme Council share.