(1) The Broadcasting Act [Chapter 12:01] is amended— (a) in the long title, by the deletion of “to confer upon the Corporation the sole right to br oadcast in Zimba bwe; to provide for the licen sing of operators o f diffusion services and of listeners;” and the substitu tion of “to provide for the licensing of listeners;”. (b) by the repeal of section 1 and the substitution of— “1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Act [Chapter 12:01] (c) in section 27 by the insertion after ”Cor poration” of “, a person licensed in terms of the Broadcasting Services Act [Chapter 12:06]”. (2) The Postal and Telecommunications Ac t [Chapter 12:05] is amended in section 33 by the insertion in subsecti on (2) after “no person” of “other than the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation or a person licensed in terms of the Broadcasting Services Act [Chapter 12:06]”. First Schedule (Sections 3 (2)(a) and 10 (1)) PLANNING OF BROADCASTING SERVICE BANDS Interpretation 1. In this Schedule— “broadcasting service bands licence” means a commercial or community television broadcasting licence or a commer cial radio broadcasting licen ce that licenses the use of the broadcasting service bands as a means of delivering broadcasting services; “frequency allotment plan” means a plan prepared in terms of paragraph 4; “International Telecommunication Union” means the International Telecommunication Union constituted by the International Telecommunication Constitution; “licence area” means a defined geographical area in respect of which a person may be licensed to provide any specified class of broadcasting service; “licence area plan” means a plan prepared in terms of paragraph 5. Planning criteria 2. In performing its functions under this Act, the Authority, as the sole manager o f all broadcasting service bands, shall promote the objects of this Act, having particular regard to the economic and efficient use of the radio frequency spectrum, and to the following— (a) demographics; and (b) social and economic characteristics within the licence area, within neighbouring licence areas and within Zimbabwe generally; and (c) the number of existing broadcasting services and the demand for new broadcasting services within the licence area, within ne ighbouring licence areas and within Zimbabwe generally; and (d) developments in technology; and (e) technical restraints relating to the delivery or reception of broadcasting services; and (f) the use of the radio frequenc y spectrum for services other than broadcasting services; and (g) International Telecommunication Union standards and practices; and (h) future demand for broadcasting service bands; and (i) such other matters as the Authority considers relevant. Authority to determine priorities 3. (1) Before preparing frequency allotment plans or licence area plans, the Authority shall, by notice published in the Gazette, determine priorities, as between particular areas of Zimbabwe and as betw een different parts of the broadcasting services bands, for the preparation of t hose plans. In making its determination unde r this paragraph, the Authority shall take into account the populations of the particula r areas.