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Hathway Cable Datacom, INCablenet and RPG had filed a case in the
Delhi HC seeking direction to the Centre to implement CAS for viewing
satellite TV channels in the country.
The petitioner had also pleaded that government inaction has resulted
in financial losses to the MSOs who had invested in infrastructure
for addressability.
Seeking time till 31 December, 2005 to examine Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India’s recommendations and arrive at the final decision,
the government submission said, "The actual implementation
would have its own timeframe, which is difficult to predict at this
stage and will depend on the content of the final policy decision
by Competent Authority."
The Centre also talked of Direct-to-Home (DTH) service, saying
"the consumers are likely to have an alternative addressability
on cable networks through DTH service" as private companies
were being issued licences for DTH service, the PTI report stated.
Earlier, the court had asked the government to either implement
the law (Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act) or abrogate it. "Statute
has prescribed it and you must implement it," the court had
observed.
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