TRAI all set to check the Indian cable guys : IIPM

IIPM BUSINESS & ECONOMY
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed to amend the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 to regulate the operations of national cable operators and bring about transparency in the conduction of cable business in India. The regulating authority has proposed that each operator will have to declare its actual subscriber base along with the rates charged. Moreover, they will have to publish the channel offerings, both paid and free to air along with the rates charged in the local media. The regulator will most likely make the implementation of CAS mandatory for each operator within a time frame of six months, after the issue is resolved. But, the real merrymaking announcement for the consumers is the proposal to fix the ceiling for the monthly cable fees as charged by the operators. Meanwhile, TRAI has also made some proposals to facilitate the easy implementation of IPTV, which is expected to hit India by the end of 2006....

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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006, Editor - Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri