Regional Communication delegate regulate communication sector

Nearly thirty audiovisual companies in the West region have been ordered by the regional Communication delegate of the West to comply with the communication law or they will be forced to close down.

"When I took office in October 2014 as new regional Communication delegate of the West, I found a note from the Minister of Communication, who asked the audiovisual communication enterprises to comply with the law within a week or face a penalty closing down. I am only trying to apply this statement from the Minister of Communication”.

It is by these terms that the regional delegate of Communication of the West, Simon Ekolle Penda justified the campaign which will be conducted from July 01 against all audiovisual communication enterprises, which have not complied with the Act; including Decree N ° 2000/158 of April 03, 2000 which lays down the procedures for creation and exploitation of the audiovisual communication enterprises.

“If they fail, they will be asked to close down without further notice”. The delegate explained that, he wrote to these officials on December 18, 2014 asking them to comply with the law.

Subsequently, March 10, a meeting was held temporarily with some operators to reiterate the need to comply no later than June 1, 2015, i.e., to obtain the permissions of operation with the Mincom.

"It is not fair to allow some people be in check while others work illegally. I am here to enforce regulations to check the communication setting in the region", noted Simon Ekolle Penda.

One of the managers of an affected radio station who we contacted on the phone explained that, he was actually not in good standing. "We just documented the folder and it has been tabled. We are still awaiting permission to broadcast. But at the same time the delegate is being difficult. In all regions of the country, several radio stations operate without permission.

Among the structures threatened with closure are 9 private radio stations, 3 TV stations and 18 operators of the cable sector.