There are three different types of TV Receive-Only licences:

·         Type A : View Only

·         Type B : View & Record

·         Type C : View, Record & Distribute

Who is this for?

Applicants applying for a TVRO System Licence must demonstrate the need to access time-sensitive information for business or operational purposes, and fall under one of the following categories of institutions:

·         Financial institutions endorsed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and commercial institutions endorsed by the Economic Development Board or IE Singapore

·         Media institutions endorsed by the Ministry of Communications, Information and the Arts

·         Foreign embassies endorsed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (installation of the TVRO system(s) only at the embassy’s main office or chancery)

·         Statutory boards

·         Gazetted hotels endorsed by the Singapore Tourism Board

·         Foreign tertiary education institutions and international schools endorsed by the EDB

·         Local tertiary education institutions registered with the Ministry of Education

·         Medical institutions registered with the Ministry of Health (“institution" means any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, and includes any undertaking).

Fees

The annual licence fee is $1,000 per TVRO dish.

Upon approval, the applicants will be required to make an online payment of the annual licence fee to the MDA before issuance of the licence.

The licence fee for a temporary TVRO Licence is $100 for a month.

How to Apply

Please refer to Guidelines for TVRO System Licence Application   and the TVRO System Licence Conditions before submitting your application for a TV Receive-Only System Licence.

Please submit an online application form. All applications must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.

The applicant will be notified of the outcome by MDA within three weeks from the date of receipt of the completed application.