| The special panel has representation from Trai and
the four state governments that fall under the conditional access
rollout map - Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
Trai has said it is writing to the chief secretaries of these states
to nominate suitable officers as members of the committee.
The announcement follows a meeting Trai had yesterday with representatives
of the four state governments. These latest moves on the regulator's
part follow its recommendation issued on Monday that CAS be either
denotified or kept in abeyance for a period of three months.
A day after it's decision to push for the shelving of CAS, Trai
on Tuesday said cable subscription rates for CAS zones in the interim
period would be announced after getting a reply from the government.
The ambit of the special committee is to study:
*Various problems faced by state governments in the implementation
of CAS.
*Extent of acceptance of CAS by subscribers.
*Extent of competition in Cable TV Services in the four metro cities.
* Issues relating to prices of Pay Channels vis-à-vis bouquet
of channels.
* Promotion of competition through introduction of DTH and Broadband
services.
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