Privalomo skaitmeninės televizijos retransliavimo elektroninių ryšių tinklais teisinis reguliavimas ; Legal regulation of digital television mandatory retransmission in electronic communications networks

Abstract

The relevance and the novelty of the Master's Work in New Technologies Law related to changing technology of television broadcasting and to universal analogue television turn-off in Lithuania and European Union. Television mandatory retransmission in electronic communications networks model, also called "must carry", was created to analogue television. Changing technologies cause to analyze legal regulation and seek to create better and effective model of "must carry" regulation. Importance of the institute of digital television mandatory retransmission disclosed the analysis of digital television technology, using the knowledge of technologies science. There are highlighted differences between digital and analogue televisions. There are made analyzes of digital television mandatory retransmission establishing reasons and environment, made disclosure of the objectives of the "must carry" institute. There are also identified terms of broadcasting, retransmission, signal transporting. There are using logical ant theological methods to analyze digital television mandatory retransmission in European Union and Lithuania. In this work there is analyzed Universal Service Directive, which have "must carry" rule in 31 article. Detailed analyze made for Austrian, German, Great Britain legal regulation of digital television mandatory retransmission. Legal regulation of television mandatory retransmission in Lithuania is analyzed from the first source – from the Constitution. Comparative method is used to analyze Republic of Lithuania Public Information Act from its first date until actual edition. There are discussed and commented every change of "must carry" rule. Author criticizes new "must carry" regulation in Lithuania, because he thinks that it is too small. New "must carry" regulation edition is assessed by public reaction and practical implementation. In this final work there is made brief investigation of people's opinion about television. It shows the tendencies of common interest. Based on the investigation and on the evaluation in the public space of actual "must carry" regulation, there is proposed new "must carry" regulation model in Lithuania – ten digital television channels for mandatory retransmission, information teletext of public broadcaster and electronic program guide.