Ethiopia Drafting Law to Regulate Internet, Radio and TV
Ethiopia is preparing a draft law to regulate Internet, radio and TV. The draft is being prepared by a steering committee constituting the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority, Ethiopian Ministry of Communications & Information Technology and Information Network Security Agency. The Ethiopia Radio & Television Agency is also participating in the drafting process of the new law. The draft bill is expected to be finalized and forwarded to the Council of Ministers before the end of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year, according to Leul Gebru, deputy director general of Ethiopian Broadcast Authority. The bill is required to regulate Internet, television and radio broadcasts, once the current analogue infrastructure is transformed to a digital system. “The law is needed, in order to prepare for the management complexities that will follow digitization,” Leul said. A federal agency will also be established to administer the broadcasting network and radio waves, with Ethiopian Bro