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What are the laws, if any, which govern the granting of broadcasting licenses/frequencies to private broadcasters?

• Andorra
  
• Afghanistan
  
• Albania
  
• Armenia
  
• Angola
  
• Argentina
  
• American Samoa
  
• Australia
  B
• Aruba
  
• Azerbaijan
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  L
• Barbados
  
• Bangladesh
  
• Bulgaria
  T
• Bahrain
  T
• Burundi
  
• Benin
  The laws 60-12 (30th of June 1960) and 97-010 (20th of August 1997) concerning the creation and organisation of media in Benin.
• Bermuda
  
• Bolivia
  
• Brazil
  
• Bahamas
  
• Botswana
  
• Belarus
  a
• Belize
  
• Canada
  
• Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
  
• Central African Republic
  
• Congo (Brazzaville)
  
• Switzerland
  
• Côte d'Ivoire
  
• Cook Islands
  
• Chile
  
• Cameroon
  
• Colombia
  
• Costa Rica
  
• Cuba
  
• Cape Verde
  
• Cyprus
  
• Czech Republic
  A
• Germany
  Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing and pictures and to inform himself without hindrance from generally accessible sources. Freedom of the press and freedom of reporting by means of broadcasts and films shall be guaranteed. There shall be no censorship.
• Denmark
  
• Dominica
  
• Dominican Republic
  
• Algeria
  
• Ecuador
  
• Estonia
  
• Egypt
  T
• Eritrea
  The press law proclamation of 1996, commonly called Proclamation 90/98
• Spain
  
• Ethiopia
  
• Fiji
  
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  
• Micronesia, Federated States of
  
• France
  
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  
• Grenada
  
• Georgia
  
• French Guiana
  
• Gambia
  a
• Guinea
  
• Guadeloupe
  
• Greece
  
• Guatemala
  
• Guam
  
• Guinea-Bissau
  
• Guyana
  
• Hong Kong
  
• Honduras
  
• Croatia
  L
• Hungary
  M
• Indonesia
  
• Ireland
  R
• India
  
• Iraq
  
• Iran, Islamic Republic of
  
• Iceland
  
• Italy
  
• Jamaica
  
• Jordan
  NA
• Japan
  
• Kenya
  The Communications Commission of Kenya Act (No. 2 of 2008)
• Kyrgyzstan
  
• Cambodia
  
• Kiribati
  Licensing rules for Communications Network and Services
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  St. Kitts and Nevis' Telecommunication Regulations
• Korea, Republic of
  
• Cayman Islands
  
• Kazakhstan
  
• Lebanon
  NA
• Saint Lucia
  
• Sri Lanka
  
• Liberia
  n
• Lesotho
  Lesotho Telecommunication Authority (Broadcasting) Rules 2004; Lesotho Telecommunications Authority Act 2000 (Act No. 5 of 2000)
• Lithuania
  a
• Latvia
  Radio and Television Law, 1995.
• Morocco
  P
• Moldova, Republic of
  a
• Madagascar
  none
• Marshall Islands
  
• Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
  a
• Mali
  Ordonnances, décrets arrêtés
• Martinique
  
• Mauritania
  
• Malta
  
• Mauritius
  mauritius telecommunications act 1998
• Maldives
  
• Malawi
  
• Malaysia
  P
• Mozambique
  
• Namibia
  
• New Caledonia
  
• Niger
  P
• Nigeria
  
• Nicaragua
  
• Netherlands
  
• Norway
  
• Nepal
  
• Niue
  
• New Zealand
  
• Panama
  
• Peru
  
• French Polynesia
  
• Papua New Guinea
  
• Philippines
  P
• Pakistan
  
• Poland
  Broadcasting Act (29 december,1992) , the latest amendments promulgated in official journal 'Dziennik Ustaw' : 2000, No.29, item 356 and 358; No.73, item 852
• Puerto Rico
  
• Palestine
  NA
• Palau
  
• Paraguay
  
• Réunion
  
• Russian Federation
  
• Rwanda
  
• Solomon Islands
  
• Seychelles
  Seychelles Broadcasting Act
• Sudan
  T
• Sweden
  
• Singapore
  
• Saint Helena
  
• Slovenia
  Telecommunications Act (ZTel-1), Mass Media Act (ZMed)
• Slovakia
  a
• Sierra Leone
  T
• San Marino
  
• Senegal
  Cahier de Charge applicable aux privées commerciales
• Somalia
  unspecified
• Sao Tome and Principe
  
• El Salvador
  
• Swaziland
  
• Chad
  
• Togo
  
• Thailand
  
• Tajikistan
  
• Timor-Leste
  
• Tunisia
  
• Turkey
  a
• Trinidad and Tobago
  
• Tuvalu
  
• Taiwan
  The frequencies used by radio/television businesses are owned by the state and their allocation shall be planned by the MOTC in conjunction with the regulatory agency. The frequencies mentioned in the preceding paragraph may not be leased, loaned, or transferred.
• Tanzania, United Republic of
  a
• Ukraine
  a
• Uganda
  
• Uruguay
  
• Uzbekistan
  
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  
• Venezuela
  
• Vanuatu
  
• Wallis and Futuna
  
• Samoa
  
• Yemen
  N
• Mayotte
  
• South Africa
  
• Zambia
  
• Zimbabwe
  

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