📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Communications MCom published this Tuesday 6 the first installment of the public broadcasting price in installments. The entity Jornal de Comunicao e Publicidade Ltda. an FM radio station in Ribeiro Cascalheiras in Mato Grosso was one of the approximately 135 that requested the measure. Together they add up to R 223 million - subject to updating - which will be injected into the Federal Governments coffers.The installment of the public grant price is an old claim of broadcasters because in addition to favoring the broadcasters who will have the possibility of regularizing the payment it also benefits the population that will be served with better services. This initiative prevents the broadcaster is enrolled in the Informative Register of Unpaid Credits of the Federal Public Sector Cadin in the overdue debt or have other penalties applied emphasizes the Broadcasting Secretary Maximiliano Martinho.Among the entities that requested the payment in installments are those that perform sound broadcasting services or sound and image broadcasting services entities that are adapting the concession of sound broadcasting service in medium waves OM to modulated frequency FM those that are altering the technical characteristics of the stations operation power increase or change of installation location outside the granting municipality.The measure was made possible by Law n 14.35122 which established the Internet Brazil Program and Decree 11.21022 which adapted the Regulation of Broadcasting Services and changed rules for the installment of public broadcasting prices. The maximum installment period is 10 years for radios and 15 years for TVs. The new legislation no longer provides for the presentation of guarantees in any case. The rule also makes it clear that in the case of late payments interest should only be levied on installments in this situation.
