TV watchdog can't bite broadcasters

Fri, 18 Feb 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) blamed
on Thursday the lack of regulations for its inability to impose
penalties on broadcasters that transgressed acceptable standards.

Speaking during a hearing with legislators on Thursday, KPI
chairman Victor Menayang said another of the unresolved issues
was about the authority to issue broadcasting permits, which
remained a dispute between the commission and the Office of the
State Minister of Communications and Information.

He also blamed private broadcasting stations that were not
abiding by the broadcasting standards outlined in Law No. 32/2002
on broadcasting. --JP

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