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PART THREE
License of Broadcasting Service

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(a) subsidy allocated to it by the Government;
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in the name of the Agency and shall be spent to
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The Standard for License
I) The Agency, prior to issuing a broadcasting license
to the applicant, shall ascertain the applicant's
financial, organization and technical capacity to
establish a braodcasting station and to provide
services, and ensure that the capital is obtained only
by the applicant or under the guarantee of the
applicant.
2) The Agency shall render a decision within thirty
(30) days of receiving an application for license.
3) Where the Agency rejects an application for
license, it has to specify the reasons thereto.

J9. Prohibition
The following applicants cannot be given a license to
undertake a broadcasting service;
I) applicants whose nationality is not Ethiopian,
2) political parties,
3) religious organizations.

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