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Cable operators threaten to continue in present regime
New Delhi, July 15: Cable operators today threatened to continue in the present regime from August 01, if the government did not put in place a regulatory mechanism to rein in broadcasters.
New Delhi, July 15: Cable operators today threatened to continue in the present regime from August 01, if the government did not put in place a regulatory mechanism to rein
in broadcasters.
The Cable Operators Federation of India (COFI) and the National Cable Telecom Assocation (NCTA) told a press conference in the absence of a regulatory framework, they would not offer the Rs 72 `honeymoon' package for all channels, as agreed earlier.
The cable operators said that several issues needed to be addressed including putting a cap on advertising on pay channels, asking broadcasters to come up with `reasonable' pay
channel rates and ensuring that there was no blackout of any pay channels once the new regime is implemented.
Bureau Report