178
CAP. 411A
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
[Subsidiary]
Subscription
broadcasting
service licenses
and subscription
management
services.
Corr. 2010.
14. (1) The Commission may upon application, in the prescribed form,
grant a subscription broadcasting services licence for—
(a) satellite broadcasting services;
(b) cable broadcasting services; and
(c) subscription Management services.
(2) The Commission may require a licensee granted a licence under
paragraph (1) to—
(a) distribute broadcasting services, whether through cable or
satellite within the borders of the Kenya or from Kenya to other
territories;
(b) provide a prescribed minimum number of Kenyan Broadcasting
channels;
(c) provide diversity in programming:
Provided that a satellite subscription broadcasting service provider
whose signal originates from outside Kenya and who wishes to provide their
broadcasting services in Kenya shall have landing rights authorization from the
Commission and be licensed as subscription service provider or provide their
services through a subscription management service provider.
(3) The Commission may require licensee to offer subscription
management services to provide the following services on behalf of a multichannel satellite provider broadcasting from outside Kenya—
(a) subscription fee collection;
(b) marketing and sales;
(c) technical and installation support;
(d) operation of a national call centre;
(e) guarantees of quality of service and customer protection; and
(f) any other services as the Commission may require.
(4) A subscription management services provider shall not enter into
contractual arrangements with a foreign multi-channel satellite provider unless
the foreign multi-channel satellite provider has landing rights in Kenya.
(5) A subscription management services licensee shall be required to
have minimum local equity participation of twenty per centum.