Six month delay for Viet TV regs

November 20, 2012 – Vietnam delayed a deadline for implementing new regulations on foreign television channels for a second time, amid concerns the rules could raise costs and restrict access to information in the Communist nation.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will postpone enforcement of the regulations for six months to May 15, Luu Vu Hai, head of the television and radio broadcasting administration said by telephone today. The delay will allow broadcasters more time to “prepare personnel and technical facilities,” he said. The ministry previously extended a deadline of May 15 this year by six months.

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