The Regulation on Amendments to the Communiqué Regarding Radio and Television High Council Satellite Broadcasting License and Permits was published in the Official Gazette on 16 October 2010. As per the amendment, if broadcasting companies with licenses for broadcasting via terrestrial transmitters and companies with cable broadcasting licenses and permits, use satellites for their broadcasts, these companies shall also be obliged to obtain licenses and permits for satellite broadcasting. However, if such broadcasts are transmitted in an encoded manner ensuring that they may not be received by subscribers receiving broadcasts directly from the satellite, they shall not be obliged to obtain satellite broadcasting licenses and permits.