In hopes of regaining outstanding licence fees, the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) has filed lawsuits against two broadcasters who it says have refused to pay. GNBA disclosed in a statement on Friday that it had initially taken legal action against three broadcasters, however, after being served plaints for legal proceedings, one of the agencies has since paid off all outstanding licence fees to the GNBA, which resulted in the Authority withdrawing the lawsuit against it. The remaining two defaulting broadcasters were identified as Atlantic Cable Network Inc. and Bartica Communications Network, which the GNBA said has refused to pay their outstanding fees even after they were served plaints for legal proceedings. As a result, court proceedings are expected to commence on September 30th, 2019.
According to the GNBA statement, the Authority has been urging various broadcasters to pay their licence fees for months. It urged “non-compliant broadcasters to bring themselves in conformity with the law and honour their obligations.”
