Myanmar: Broadcasting Law broadcasting equipment, programme standards and other matters specified in Chapter IX. 43. If the license is not renewed after expiration, the council can terminate the license of respective broadcasting services. 44. If a broadcast institution fails to transmit broadcast signals for any consecutive 12month period, the station license expires automatically. 45. The Council shall: (a) define the specific license fees on Public Service Broadcaster, Community Broadcasting Services and Government Broadcasting Services. (b) with the consent of the Authority, define specific rates of the license fees on Commercial Broadcasting Services and Broadcast Distribution Services. Chapter VIII Broadcasting Services Public Service Broadcasting 46. A public broadcasting service is made for the public and financed and controlled by the public. It is free from political interference and pressure from commercial forces. Through a public broadcasting service, citizens are informed, enlightened and entertained. Commercial Broadcasting Services 47. In Commercial broadcasting services, for the positions of professional needs and management posts, Foreign citizens are allowed to assume only with the approval of the Council. 48. Commercial broadcasting services can be owned and capitalized by citizens of and/or legal entities registered in Myanmar and foreign individuals or organizations provided that the foreign capital shall not exceed 30 percent of the total capitalization. 49. When applying for a license, applicants have to disclose their ownership structure to the Council and to the public through mass media. Any materials change in ownership, i.e. of five percent or more, after the granting of the license has to be submitted to the Council for its approval. 50. No one individual or corporation shall be allowed to own and operate two or more companies offering the same broadcasting service in a single broadcasting zone. However, this provision does not prohibit any broadcasting company from offering broadcast distribution services in the same broadcasting zone. 51. Concerning with cross-ownership in a private newspaper and broadcast media in a single broadcasting zone or market by a private broadcasting institution and private newspaper media institution, if a company owned an institution 100%, it is not allowed to have shares not more than 30% of the other institution, vice versa. 52. The Council is mandated to come up with detailed rules and procedures to effect provisions on media concentration and cross ownership limitations as referred to in sections 50 to 51. 53. Commercial broadcasting institutions are funded by: (a) Commercials broadcast; (b) Sponsorship; (c) Other related broadcasting activities. 54. Every commercial broadcasting institution shall be required to submit an annual report and financial report to the Council. The annual report shall be categorized as confidential. The annual report shall contain information on the following: ARTICLE 19 – Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA – www.article19.org – +44 20 7324 2500 Page 24 of 30