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]
I don't understand Section 4(a). According to my reading of even CAS and DTH shouldn't be allowed to offer Basic (Free To Air) services but they are offering them! Or maybe my reading is wrong.
Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) allows a company to offer triple play services. However, MTNL does not have UASL licence. It has acquired cable TV licence to offer IPTV services. The Act was formulated in 1995. It was later amended in ’02 to bring CAS within its purview. In ’02, IPTV was not offered commercially anywhere in the world. Advancement in technologies are taking so fast that in just four years there is a need to amend the Act. [/b]
These acts should be amended and the relevant license acquired by MTNL. Calling a cutting edge technology which is good for the consumers illegal going by outdated acts is laughable.
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