952 MSOs have provisional registration, 31 permitted this month

952 MSOs have provisional registration, 31 permitted this month

MUMBAI: The MIB has released a list of 952 multi-system operators (MSOs) which have been granted provisional registration in digital addressable system (DAS) as on 28 February, 2017.

Earlier, the MIB granted registration to 230 multi-system operators (MSOs) for ten years as on 13 February, 2017, to operate digital addressable system (DAS). As per MIB order no. 2/108/2015-DAS dated 27 January, 2017, all these registered MSOs can operate anywhere in India. 

The MIB has also released earlier a list of 45 multi-system operators (MSO) the registration of which to operate DAS had been cancelled (as on 13 February, 2017) or their pending cases have been closed. 

Of the MSOs listed on the MIB site, permission to one MSO has been restored, and the order for closure of two has been withdrawn. 

For Kal Cables Pvt Ltd (Chennai),  the MIB order of cancellation of MSO registration has been withdrawn and provisional registration granted on 13 January 2017. For S.S.R. Cable Network (Adilabad, Telangana), the order for closure of application has been withdrawn and provisional registration was issued on 19 January 2017.

For Nakerkal Communications, the MIB order for closure of application has also been withdrawn and the provisional registration was issued on 10 January 2017.

The full provisional registration list can be seen here

 

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