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NEW DELHI:The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today
decided to give more time to stakeholders to respond to its
consultation paper on regulatory
framework for platform services.
Stakeholders can now respond
by 29 July with counter-comments by 5 August
following request by stakeholders.
Some of the issues the paper issued on 23 June
had raised include questions on whether
services issued by TV channels should be
defined as broadcast channels or value-added
services. TRAI is also seeking the stakeholders’
opinion on issues such as the kind of content
that platform services should be allowed to
transmit. Issues, registration process, security
clearances, limits on geographical reach of
these channels, compliance with advertising
and content code, and conditions of imposing
penal provisions in case of violations have also
been raised.
All cable TV and DTH operators offer different
kinds of programming services that are only
shown on their platform but not obtained
from broadcasters. These are called platform
services. These include movies, music or local
news channels offered by the cable operator as
well as value-added services such as ‘movie on
demand’ and ‘pay per view’ services offered by
the DTH players.
The Regulator’s move to regulate platform
services comes after the Information and
Broadcasting Ministry expressed concern about
the transmission of these local channels over a
wide geographical area, like any other national
or regional channel, without obtaining any
permission from the Ministry. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/trai/trai-extends-time-on-consultation-paper-on-vas-by-cable-and-dth-ops-140714
decided to give more time to stakeholders to respond to its
consultation paper on regulatory
framework for platform services.
Stakeholders can now respond
by 29 July with counter-comments by 5 August
following request by stakeholders.
Some of the issues the paper issued on 23 June
had raised include questions on whether
services issued by TV channels should be
defined as broadcast channels or value-added
services. TRAI is also seeking the stakeholders’
opinion on issues such as the kind of content
that platform services should be allowed to
transmit. Issues, registration process, security
clearances, limits on geographical reach of
these channels, compliance with advertising
and content code, and conditions of imposing
penal provisions in case of violations have also
been raised.
All cable TV and DTH operators offer different
kinds of programming services that are only
shown on their platform but not obtained
from broadcasters. These are called platform
services. These include movies, music or local
news channels offered by the cable operator as
well as value-added services such as ‘movie on
demand’ and ‘pay per view’ services offered by
the DTH players.
The Regulator’s move to regulate platform
services comes after the Information and
Broadcasting Ministry expressed concern about
the transmission of these local channels over a
wide geographical area, like any other national
or regional channel, without obtaining any
permission from the Ministry. http://www.indiantelevision.com/regulators/trai/trai-extends-time-on-consultation-paper-on-vas-by-cable-and-dth-ops-140714
