Digital operators warn of mass disruption, urge MIB to block move
DPOs have to compulsory carry them or face punitive action
Stakeholders can submit their written comments by 24 August and counter comments by 31 August.
Trai issued a consultation paper on the renewal of MSOs on Wednesday.
There were 1752 MSOs registered as of 18 July.
The total number of registered MSOs stood at 1753.
The regulator has also asked DPOs to furnish a compliance report within 15 days.
Cable operators write to Trai seeking representation of LCOs in the committee.
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NEW DELHI: Stakeholders wanting to give in their reactions to the latest draft Tariff order for Digital Addressable Systems, the Quality of Service and Consumer Protection...
NEW DELHI: Stakeholders wanting to give in their reactions to the latest draft Tariff order for Digital Addressable Systems, the Quality of Service and Consumer Protection...
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MUMBAI: More than 50 per cent of cable operators in the Pune district are found to be operating without the necessary registration. A special drive conducted...
NEW DELHI: Dismissing the appeal challenging an order of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) setting aside the amendments in two tariff orders, which...
NEW DELHI: Even as the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) continues to delay security clearances to multi-system operators (MSO), the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB)...
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NEW DELHI: Even as several multi-system operators (MSOs) have been waiting endlessly for security clearances to ensure they get licences for digital addressable system from the...
NEW DELHI: Another 11 multi-system operators (MSOs) all over the country have been granted permanent registration for 10 years to operate the digital addressable system (DAS)...
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BENGALURU: Sea TV Network Ltd, (Sea TV) an MSO and a media and entertainment house of Uttar Pradesh & Uttrakhand reported loss of Rs 6.82 crore...
MUMBAI: The Headend In The Sky (HITS) platform Jainhits has announced the company’s strategy to spruce up its presence in Andhra Pradesh. The HITS operator has signed...
MUMBAI: Multisystem operators (MSOs) are in for some serious competition. This time from a MSO cooperative formed by the Maharashtra Cable Operators Federation (MCOF) along with...
NEW DELHI: A meeting of representatives of all multi-system operators (MSOs) with senior officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) will be held every Tuesday commencing 6 May....
NEW DELHI: The Home Ministry has issued an additional format to be filled by the multi-system operators (MSOs) for grant of security clearance. All existing...
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MUMBAI: Local cable operators (LCOs) feel threatened with compulsory digitisation of cable TV services. LCOs own the end subscribers, but do not have the bargaining power...
KOLKATA: The multi-system operators (MSOs) have started gross billing for the month of December from 7 January in Kolkata and are hopeful that the local cable...
MUMBAI: The multi-system operators (MSOs) and internet service providers (ISPs) in Bengaluru will soon have to loosen their pockets and pay tax to the Bruhat Bengaluru...
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MUMBAI: Feeling the threat that direct-to-home (DTH) would offer, cable operators met in Mumbai today to discuss how they could beat the competition. They were particularly...
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MUMBAI: Telecast monitoring organisation Perfect Monitoring Services has announced that it will now monitor cable transmission and report ad commercials released in them. The data capturing...
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Just in time. Seven Star Cable Network, which was the only MSO in Mumbai still to sign on to the new subscriber regime of ESPN Star...