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A writ petition filed recently, seeking an interim injunction restraining the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation from making any further expansion or investment in its cable business came up for hearing in the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday.
In his petition, K Murugan, general secretary, Federation of Consumer Organisations, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (Fedcot) had contended that the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation never had the infrastructure network to roll out the signals.
As there were no popular Tamil channels such as those from Sun Group, Raj Network, Times Now etc in the Arasu Cable service, consumers are switching over to DTH. But, the government acts with a mala fide intention by preventing the consumers from switching over from its monopoly network (Arasu Cable). By this, consumers' choice is denied, the petitioner mentioned.
The petitioner also alleged that the entry of state governments into the distribution of cable services have been banned under the legal provisions of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Besides, the petitioner submitted that the state government using the police and administrative powers captures the network of other MSOs. Other cable operators and broadcasters would not have freedom to propagate their own news and views to the public.
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In his petition, K Murugan, general secretary, Federation of Consumer Organisations, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (Fedcot) had contended that the Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation never had the infrastructure network to roll out the signals.
As there were no popular Tamil channels such as those from Sun Group, Raj Network, Times Now etc in the Arasu Cable service, consumers are switching over to DTH. But, the government acts with a mala fide intention by preventing the consumers from switching over from its monopoly network (Arasu Cable). By this, consumers' choice is denied, the petitioner mentioned.
The petitioner also alleged that the entry of state governments into the distribution of cable services have been banned under the legal provisions of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Besides, the petitioner submitted that the state government using the police and administrative powers captures the network of other MSOs. Other cable operators and broadcasters would not have freedom to propagate their own news and views to the public.
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