The article concerns the obligation to transmit certain television programs by telecommunications undertakings, commonly referred to as "must carry". The aim of the study is to assess the scope and method of implementing this obligation in connection with the attempt to change it in the government bill. The contentious issues surrounding this obligation center on the scope and nature of the programs covered by compulsory transmission and the inclusion of these programs in the program guide and on the TV remote control. The discussion regarding this project and its abandonment lead to the formulation of proposals to adapt the transmission obligation established in 2011 to the purposes of this institution and the conditions of its application resulting from EU law, the experience of other EU countries and national practice, as well as the conditions of the Polish television market.