K. Male'
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11 Dec 2017 | Mon 18:05
The signboard outside the Civil Court premises in capital city Malé
The signboard outside the Civil Court premises in capital city Malé
Mohamed Sharuhaan
Civil Court Cases
AtollTV ordered to pay 1.5 million as frequency license fees
The verdict was made in absentia
Atoll Investments has been ordered to pay the sum in full within a period of three months
Any more fines incurred within the three month period is also payable by Atoll Investments

The Civil Court has order privately-operated broadcaster AtollTV to pay a sum of MVR 1.5 million, after the Maldives Broadcasting Commission contested for unpaid ‘frequency licensing’ fees.

Atoll Investments, the broadcaster’s parent company, was last Thursday ordered to pay licensing fees it had neglected to since 2014.

The sentence was passed in absentia and the company has been ordered to make the payment in full within a period of three months.

Any more fines incurred within the three month period is also payable by Atoll Investments, the ruling deemed.

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