Uganda Communications Commission restores ABS TV license.
Full Statement
Reference is made to the commissioner’s letter dated 5th September 2017 wherein ABS Television’s broadcasting license was indefinitely suspended.
Further reference is made to ABS Television’s letter dated 8th September 2017 and the meetings of 11th, 12th and 13th September 2017 between the Uganda Communications Commission and the management of ABS Television wherein ABS Television acknowledged its actions and undertook to ensure that all programs and content broadcast on ABS TV are in line with the law and minimum broadcasting standards.
After considering the measures proposed, by the management of ABS Television, and in a bid to grant ABS Television another opportunity to prove its commitment to ensure that all its programs and content do not breach the law and the minimum broadcasting standards, the Uganda Communications Commission has, in accordance with section 41(2) (a) of the Uganda Communications Act 2013, resolved to conditionally lift the suspension of ABS Television broadcast license for a period of 6 months from the date hereof.
The commission shall in the next 6 months review, evaluate and continuously monitor all programs and content broadcast on ABS Television to ensure that they are appropriately modified to conform to the law and the minimum broadcasting standards.
The management of ABS Television is warned that if, for whatsoever reason, ABS Television fails to fulfill its commitment to appropriately modify its content, the commission shall revoke ABS Television’s broadcast license without any further notice.
By copy of this letter, all signal distributors are hereby authorized to resume broadcasting ABS Television content on all licensed broadcasting platforms until otherwise directed.
Godfrey Mutabazi
Executive director, Uganda Communications Commission.
13th/Sept/2017
