SECTOR 3 3.3 The body regulates broadcasting services and licenses in the public interest and ensures fairness and a diversity of views broadly representing society at large. The responses of the panel in answer to this question focused mainly on the technical aspects of spectrum management. One panelist noted that the HAAC has no control over this and “should have been given the prerogative to make such technical decisions when the body was created”. As it is, frequencies are assigned by calling for applications. This, according to another panelist, does not necessarily mean that the process is transparent and fair. For example, when a call for applications for the award of frequencies was made approximately two years ago, an applicant won two frequencies. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.9 3.4 The state/public broadcaster is accountable to the public through a board representative of society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner. society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner. Télévision Togolaise (TVT) is a state broadcaster which, at the administrative and institutional level, reports to the Ministry of Communications of which it forms part. In other words, the government exercises direct control and provides funding in the context of the organisational structure and the budget of the Department. This means that TVT does not have a board of directors. The station is headed by a Director General appointed by the President of the Republic on the recommendation of the HAAC. Article 29 of the Press Code act provides that “members of the executive of the official media have the legal status of civil servants and are appointed after consultation with the High Authority.” One AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TOGO 2010 113