Second Phase of Digitization - Not a very happy situation

[IndianMascot]

Closure of second Phase of Digitisation is just a month and a half away and it appears all quiet on the war front. As I know, not even a single independent MSO has been registered for the second Phase. Does it mean that this market will also go to the favoured few MSOs? Ministry's website and Face book Page are silent these days on any development on the digital front. The only statement made by the ministry officials is that everything is going smoothly and on time.

However market reports are very different. It is confirmed that Gujarat cities have not seeded more than 30% STBs and in Chennai, the High Court has permitted analogue signals indefinitely. MPs in Maharashtra want MRP of Channels to be fixed. Things can't be better in other cities as shortage of STBs exist everywhere.

No state governments have received any taxes on sale of millions of STBs and consumer information is yet to go into the SMS computers. Subscribers are still paying the analogue cable rates and there are protests where ever MSOs are demanding hiked prices. I think the government will have a tough time with in a few months when subscribers gets the DAS bills that include heavy Entertainment Tax and Service Tax.

Situation is yet to stabilise to attract any new investments.

 

[sunnysep1]

As usual policy are formalized but not implemented .... There are lags or rather incompetence of the administration to get it through.
Non of Dth player seems to be excited the way they were in first phase as they know there would be extension and delays ... The most aggressive d2h is also silent .... Where as Tata sky is consolidating .... Airtel is finances is in a bad sharp. No new player is entering this arena because of heavy government taxation and a dismal policy.
The outcome customer are unable to enjoy quality service and cable operator stands to gain with evading tax and subscription fee as analogue customers are hard to track by channel admins

 

[IndianMascot]

Delay in 1st phase of digitisation had disheartened all DTH operator. Even govt doesn't seems to be serious . Till ambika soni was I&B minister , things seems to be moving but since manish tewari is minister,everyone seems dull.

 

[sunnysep1]

Manish tiwari is the next digvijay singh of congress ... what a shit of a person he is ....

 

[IndianMascot]

Yeah, but let's not talk about them here. Now a days everything is getting monitored by them.

Days are not far when Free speech would be unavailable on Internet too.

 

[sunnysep1]

true with the gov we have ..they even try to get data of how many time a citizen fart in a day.......forget a bout free speech.........that's sad .....just wondering who is the right person to rule the country .......i see only one person who can do justice the CM of Gujju ......rest all are big A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1XXXXXXXXXX