News Sign interconnect agreement by 21 June or TRAI will intervene, MIB tells stakeholders

[Deepu]

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has asked broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSOs) to sign their interconnect agreements for Phase III of digital addressable system (DAS) by 21 June. If they fail to do so, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will intervene. The issue of interconnection agreement was the focal point of discussion at the eighth Task Force meeting held on Wednesday. “TRAI has taken a stand that interconnection agreements must be signed by 21 June. The ministry was upset about the lack of progress on signing of interconnect agreements,” a member of the Task Force who attended the meeting told TelevisionPost.com. The ministry had earlier set 30 April as the cut-off date for signing interconnect agreements.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/cable/sign-interconnect-agreement-by-21-june-or-trai-will-intervene-mib-tells-stakeholders/ | TelevisionPost.com

 

[IndianMascot]

What exactly is this interconnect agreement. Agreement for digital signals or something else?

 

[DashMajor]

It will be RIO agreement.

 

[Deepu]

What exactly is this interconnect agreement. Agreement for digital signals or something else?

Agreement on CPS (Cost Per Subscriber) with different broadcasters

 

[scorpionking76]

Why is MIB intervening on this? is this some thing related to local and central taxes Deepu bro?

 

[Deepu]

Why is MIB intervening on this? is this some thing related to local and central taxes Deepu bro?

for smooth digitization of DAS III & IV, MIB wants to make sure every thing is taking care of

 

[scorpionking76]

for smooth digitization of DAS III & IV, MIB wants to make sure every thing is taking care of

 

[IndianMascot]

Okie. This seems to be a mandatory agreement between broadcasters and MSO so that consumers can opt a la carte as per their choices along with the regular packages.

 

[scorpionking76]

Between what's the cut off date for PAN India DAS roll out?

 

[Deepu]

Between what's the cut off date for PAN India DAS roll out?

this year end or next year end - don't remember exact date