Trai favours cable TV digitisation in Patna

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Regional unit of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has got its act together to ensure phasing out of analogue system of broadcast in Patna and Ranchi by March 31, next year.

To begin with, the Patna region of Trai has written letters to the chief post master generals of Bihar and Jharkhand circles, asking them to furnish the details of cable operators registered with post offices across the two states.

Trai advisor, Bihar licencing area, Arun Kumar, said the process of updating records of cable TV operators functioning in the region had begun in line with the stipulated deadline.

“Cities with more than 10 lakh population like Patna and Ranchi are to be brought under total digital transmission network by the end of this fiscal. For the rest of the areas, the deadline is 2014-end,” he added.

So far, the Trai has the list of only 789 operators, including 273 of Patna and 516 of Ranchi.

Explaining the restriction, staff of City Eye Entertainment Private Limited, Kankerbagh, said the equipment they received from the multi-system provider (MSO) is encrypted to download signals in a particular district only.

“In case of shifting to other district, the subscribers can return the box with R25 deducted as monthly rental to the service provider,” he said.

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