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Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services launched by the government-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) amidst much fanfare on Saturday in Mumbai and on Tuesday in Delhi are illegal as per the Cable Televisions Networks (Regulations) Act.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked the ministry of information and broadcasting to take a legal opinion on the issue. “We have looked into the legal aspects of IPTV services and we are requesting concerned ministries to get legal opinion,” said Nripendra Misra, chairman, Trai.
He said that the march of technology cannot be stopped. The basic idea is to offer the best services to the customers.
Section 4(a) of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, ’02, says: “Programmes of basic service tier shall be receivable by any subscriber on the receiver set of a type existing immediately before the commencement of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act ’02 without any addressable system attached with such receiver set in any manner. [/b]
Read complete story at : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2201127.cms
MTNL maybe in trouble... 😛
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has asked the ministry of information and broadcasting to take a legal opinion on the issue. “We have looked into the legal aspects of IPTV services and we are requesting concerned ministries to get legal opinion,” said Nripendra Misra, chairman, Trai.
He said that the march of technology cannot be stopped. The basic idea is to offer the best services to the customers.
Section 4(a) of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, ’02, says: “Programmes of basic service tier shall be receivable by any subscriber on the receiver set of a type existing immediately before the commencement of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Act ’02 without any addressable system attached with such receiver set in any manner. [/b]
Read complete story at : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2201127.cms
MTNL maybe in trouble... 😛