Information and Broadcasting Ministry has requested Multi-System Operators (MSOs) or Cable TV operators to put in surveillance gear at head-ends and get themselves registered by November 25, failing which they could face motion Or their registration could also be cancelled.
In an order issued on Tuesday, the Ministry mentioned: “It has come to the discover of the Ministry that some MSOs haven’t but registered and furnished the knowledge… Therefore, all MSOs are directed to submit the identical on 25.11. Submit required data on or earlier than .2019. .2022…”
It added, “In case of failure, it could be deemed that the MSO has violated the phrases and circumstances of the registration granted to them. Further, it could provoke proceedings for suspension/cancellation of the MSO registration… might.”
According to an advisory issued in May this 12 months, the federal government had requested cable operators to make sure compliance with the provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, to permit monitoring of output feeds of cable operators by way of a tool Can be given Head-end of cable operators. Accordingly, the operators had been requested to cooperate with BECIL’s group for set up of monitoring gear.
They had been additionally requested to offer data concerning head-end location, conditional entry system particulars, transport stream/frequency particulars, RF feed particulars, platform service particulars, CTAV sign distribution space, STB seeding particulars and many others. for monitoring system.
He was additionally warned that “any non-cooperation shall be seen as a violation” of part 10A(4) of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and will invite motion.
As on October 31, in response to particulars submitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, there have been 1,753 registered MSOs throughout the nation.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
