In the first case, broadcasters subject to "must-carry obligations" are forced to offer for resale their television programmes, as well as the transmission service that carries them, at wholesale level at "cost-oriented" prices (to prevent undue profits).
Esiteks sunnitakse edastamiskohustust täitvaid ringhäälinguettevõtteid oma teleprogramme ja ülekandeteenust edasimüügiks pakkuma hulgimüügi tasandil kulupõhiste hindadega (et vältida ebaseaduslikku tulu).