3.7 The state/public broadcaster is adequately funded in a manner that protects it from arbitrary interference through its budget and from all commercial pressure. The Ivorian Radio and Television Network (RTI) is a state-owned enterprise that functions as a business corporation. The Broadcasting Act stipulates that “the State owns the entire capital of public sector institutions”. In this regard, the state authorities sign 4-year results-based contracts. Article 140 of Act 2004644 stipulates that these contracts must define certain obligations of the public broadcaster and particularly “its priority development areas, the cost estimate of its activities for each of the years concerned as well as the identified quantitative and qualitative performance and results indicators, the amount of government funds it will be allocated, the expected programme generated income particularly from advertisements and sponsorships, the economic prospects for services in exchange of which payments will be made”. RTI’s main funding sources are: government subsidies, advertisements, television fees. However, RTI funding by the public, i.e. 2,000 CFA francs collected through the electricity bill, is no longer transferred to RTI. As a consequence, the Ivorian national television has for some years been going through a structural financial crisis and has regular cash flow problems. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 3.4 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER IVORY COAST 2009 109