SECTOR 3 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: 1.3 (2006: 1.2; 2008: 1.2; 2011: 1.0) 3.2 Broadcasting is regulated by an independent body that is adequately protected by law against interference and whose board is not dominated by any particular political party and is appointed – in an open way - involving civil society and not dominated by any particular political party. As noted in Indicator 3.1 above, Ghana currently has no broadcasting legislation, but the NCA and NMA play the most significant roles in regulating this industry. The National Communications Authority (NCA) Act establishes the NCA “as the central body to license and regulate communications activities and services in the country; and to provide for related purposes.” One of the NCA’s plethora of functions includes being responsible for issuing Broadcasting licences. In this respect, the NCA’s functions include: - granting communication licences; - regulating and monitoring licensees, holders of frequency authorisations in consultation with the National Media Commission where appropriate; and - ensuring fair competition amongst licencees, operators of communications networks and service providers of public communications The NCA allocates broadcasting frequencies, and is empowered to suspend licences. “To this end, it has to monitor compliance, and if a broadcaster breaches what it applied for, the NCA has the right to suspend its licence.”. The structure of the NCA board, as stipulated in Section 6(1) of the NCA Act, is as follows: AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2013 45