Colombia. Congress approved in its last session of the year the new television legislation that creates the National Television Agency, an entity that will replace the current regulatory entity, the Comisión Nacional de Televisión, CNTV.
The new Agency, which has a maximum creation period of three months after the law is approved by the President of the Republic, will be led by a board of five members.
The composition of this was stipulated as follows: the MINISTER OF ICT, a delegate of the President of the Republic, a representative of the 32 governors of the country, a representative of the universities and one of the civil society.
According to the Minister of ICT, Diego Molano Vega, the selection of members will take into account experience in the sector and a high degree of academic training; will be full-time and their salaries may not exceed those of the experts of other technical commissions in the sector.
As approved, the National Television Agency will be responsible for administering television concessions in Colombia, promoting the development of public television and ensuring that the contents are adapted to the purposes of the service.
In addition, other functions that the National Television Commission has so far, such as the allocation of spectrum and the control of television services, will be assumed by the Communications Regulation Commission, the National Spectrum Agency and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce.
