The Broadcasting Commission has secured an agreement from Cable
Operators and Broadcasters across the island to actively co-operate in the
immediate introduction of an alert system to expedite the recovery of children
reported missing.

The Broadcasting Commission is on course to facilitate more competition in the
Jamaican cable market.
The Commission is issuing a “Call for Applications” to companies that want to
provide island-wide subscriber television service using wireless technology.

The Broadcasting Commission has directed that the insertion of local
advertising into programmes originating on foreign cable channels
seen in Jamaica should be discontinued.

Even, as it engages with the media to ensure better compliance
with the law, the Broadcasting Commission is encouraging
parents to take a closer look at what controls they are applying
inside their homes to minimize children’s exposure to problematic
content in programming.

To facilitate licensees’ requests for further Commission guidance on
the application of the Children’s Code for Programming (Code),
and to demonstrate the Commission’s position that all licensees are
required to comply with the particular standards relevant to them;
broadcast licensees are hereby advised of the Commission’s most
recent findings, and directed to refrain from transmitting such content
in a manner that conflicts with the requirements of the Code.

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn
says regulatory measures have been put in place to safeguard
against the abuse of dominance by any player in Jamaica’s
subscriber television sector.