3.2 The appointments procedure for members of the regulatory body is open and transparent and involves civil society. ANALYSIS: The appointment procedure for the NCA is not transparent and open. Although it is supposed to be a technical body, the perception is that non-technical considerations influence certain appointments SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average score: 1.4 3.3 The body regulates broadcasting in the public interest and ensures fairness and a diversity of views broadly representing society at large. ANALYSIS: NCA´s role is merely a technical one: to allocate frequencies, not to assess the content of radio programmes before the granting of frequencies. On the one hand, this is seen as positive with regard to the constitutional provision of no licensing requirements being necessary for media organisations. On the other hand and in the absence of a broadcasting policy, this can lead to a first-comefirst-served attitude and thus a sub-optimal overall structure of electronic media within the limited frequencies technically available. There are cases where potential radio operators are being prevented from starting operations due to reasons not always transparent or understandable to others. SCORES: Individual scores: 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2. Average score: 1.3 16