Telecom watchdog calls for digitisation of cable television
newdelhinews.net     Jul 25, 2008            

New Delhi News.Net Friday 25th July, 2008 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Friday forwarded its guidelines for the digitization of cable television networks to the information and broadcasting ministry. If implemented, the guidelines would enable broadband Internet services to be beamed to 76 million cable homes across India. The telecom regulator has set a five-year time frame for the digital cable transmission services to be rolled out. Based on its consultation paper titled 'Restructuring of Cable TV Services' prepared earlier this year, the guidelines provide for setting up of digital cable networks, as against the analog services offered by majority of cable operators currently. 'The cable TV industry is facing stiff competition from telecom operators who employ advanced distribution services like... [read full story]                    


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