Entities want IPTVs to transmit community channels

2023-09-06 20:51:00

As community TV associations e college girls started a movement for IPTVs are obliged to transmit public channels in their schedules. This category of streaming TVs is not regulated, which eliminates the obligation to include the aforementioned channels.

In this case, the organizations mentioned defend that something similar to what happens with cable TV be applied. Furthermore, Article 32 of the Lei 12.485/2011 defines that service providers must reserve channels for:

Chamber of Deputies Senate Federal Supreme Court (STF) Executive branch Municipal and state legislative houses Federal government citizenship and education programs.

This Law, however, does not apply to IPTVs and this happens because the model is considered a Value Added Service (SVA) by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel). Adriano Alves de Oliveira is president of the Gaucho Association of Community Channels (AGCCOM):

There are several bills in the House seeking to resolve this issue. However, they are all stopped. It is absurd that there is still no regulation for VAS. The law of analogy provides that, in the absence of regulation or specific law, the standard of the identical system, which is the SeAC Law, should be used, at least in this matter of loading

One case cited by the entities refers to Claro, which offers a cable TV service with space for university and community channels, but this modality is covered by legislation. The streaming model (Claro tv+), in turn, does not have public channels available.

Anyway, a note from the Associação Brasileira de Over the Top (Abott’s) showed a position in favor of the cause of the entities. But it remains to be seen where this story will go.

Still on IPTVs, check out Anatel’s performance in combating pirated versions of the service, in addition to the office created in partnership with ABTA to investigate illegal streaming TVs.

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