Part 3

Television and Radio Services
Chapter 4

Regulatory provisions

Must-offer obligations etc. affecting public service television

Co-operation with the public teletext provider
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1
The regulatory regime for every Channel 3 service and for Channel 4 includes the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that the provider of the service or channel grants access to the facilities mentioned in subsection (2)—
a
to the public teletext provider; and
b
to any person authorised by virtue of section 220 to provide the whole or a part of the public teletext service on his behalf.
2
Those facilities are the facilities that are reasonably required by the public teletext provider or the authorised person for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provision of the public teletext service.
3
A licence holder granting access to facilities in pursuance of a condition imposed under this section may require the public teletext provider or authorised person to pay a reasonable charge in respect of the facilities.
4
In the event of a dispute, the amount of the charge is to be determined by OFCOM.