Ministry preparing to sell sole TV broadcast operator

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The Economic Affairs Ministry is preparing to sell the terrestrial TV and radio broadcast operator Levira, ERR News reported.


Estonia is claiming the company has shifted its focus from just transmitting TV signal and has become a telecommunications company.

The state owns 51 percent of the company. The French company TDF Group owns the rest.

Head of the Economic Affairs Ministry's communications department Tõnu Nirk said TDF is has shown interest in selling their share in the company.

Levira is the owner of 23 transmitter towers across Estonia, including the popular tourist attraction Tallinn TV Tower.

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