The information shall be public and transparent and the public's right to access to correct information shall be ensured. 2- Protecting Free Competition in the field of transmission services. 3- Protecting the rights and interests of the recipients of transmission services. 4- Provide the public with universal service. 5- Social peace, national unity, public order and public morals should not negatively be affected. 6- Complying with controls and patterns of transmission service and satellite retransmission. Article (5): The transmission commissions and transmission service providers shall respect freedom of expression; commit themselves to the ethics of media profession; respect the principle of national sovereignty of each State on its territory; commit themselves to the principle of the mandate of the State of origin; commit themselves to the principle of freedom of receiving transmission and re-transmission; ensure the right of Arab citizens to follow-up major national, regional and international events especially sports; commit themselves to intellectual property rights; and commit themselves to allocate no less than 20% of Arabic programmes. --More
