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Table 9: Comparative Analysis Performed by NAB on Radio Stations Tariffs Charged by Different CollectingSocieties in 2008APRA (Australia)SOCAN(Canada)GEMA (Germany) PRS (UK) SACVEN (Venezuela)AnnualBroadcastingRevenueRates3,85% (assuming100% of radiobroadcast relatesto APRA’s works)3,2% on firstR10,9 million ofannual revenues<strong>and</strong> 4,4% on therest. The effectiverate is 4% for aradio station withincome equal ormore thanR30 million perannum.Flat rate of 6,2%BelowR6,4 millionBetweenR6,4 million<strong>and</strong>R12,8 million3%4%0,18% of the grossrevenueR12,8 million<strong>and</strong> above5,25%Music is lessthan 15% ofthe totalbroadcasttime1%8.2.5.2. Based on NAB’s comparative study, SAMRO’s tariffs for radio broadcasting at approximately 3,25% arelower than APRA’s tariffs of 3,85% <strong>and</strong> not comparable to GEMA at 6,2%. Venezuela’s SACVEN is theonly collecting society that the CRC has identified with lower radio station tariffs at 0,18%. The NAB studyalso confirmed that current local tariffs are not competitive.8.2.6 Commercial TV StationsTable 10: Comparison of TV Stations TariffsSPRE (France) SUISA (Switzerl<strong>and</strong>) SAMRO2% of revenue 4,4% of revenue 2,5% of revenueThe tariffs for IPRS, TONO, PRS <strong>and</strong> ECAD could not be ascertained. Based on the available data, SAMRO’s TV tariffsare in line with the comparable collecting societies.- 63 -

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