Key figures in 2002

During 81 plenary sessions, the CSA issued 6 opinions to the government and 3 opinions to the Conseil de la concurrence (competition committee); it issued 5 recommendations to the broadcasters; it organized thelradio and television official campaign for the French presidential electionland the general election; it renewed the licenses of 431 radios stations outside of any call for tenders, granted 51 new licenses to broadcast and granted 282 temporary authorizations to broadcast to radio stations; it allocated 14 new frequencies to national television channels; it renewed the licenses of 3 local channels and granted 30 other licenses to temporary television channels; it entered into 19 agreements with new television and radio services to be broadcast on cable and satellite and into 8 agreements with new local cable channels; it gave a license to operate to 15 cable networks and approved 236 changes in cable service terms of reference; It gave 131 formal notices, initiated 16 penalty procedures and imposed 11 penalties following operator violations; it conducted 37 hearings in plenary sessions and welcomed 53 foreign delegations.l