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Kamalpur: Cable TV digitalization created chaos: Administration not informed the operators about TRAI meeting and its decisions
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Kamalpur: Cable TV digitalization created chaos: Administration not informed the operators about TRAI meeting and its decisions
PHOTO : SDM office Kamalpur. TIWN File Photo

KAMALPUR, Dec 28 (TIWN): The country-wide ongoing process of cable TV digitalization created chaos and confusion here at Kamalpur and entire Dhalai district as well. As the operators not got informed by the administration about the TRAI meeting held at Agartala on 29th October last and its decisions, hence the problem intensified more. Now the cable operators sought intervention from eth part of the SDM into the matter.

Recently, the process of cable TV digitalization continued throughout the country. In this regard, the urban areas of our state announced to be in the Phase-III.

And regarding the issue, the TRAI conducted a meeting with the cable TV operators of the state on 29th October last at Agartala. At this meeting it got clarified that, the concerning operators should complete the digitalization process within 31st December this year. In every sub-division, the sub-divisional administration informed the operators and the commoners about the process and also about the meeting in due course.

But the operators of the Dhalai district not got the information either of digitalization process or of the meeting. And hence they could not attend the meeting. On last 26th December, the cable TV operator of Kamalpur got the information from the signal providing channels.

But the information and the media advertisements created much confusion on the matter as the Municipal Corporations and Municipalities got claimed to be under the jurisdiction of Phase-III. Kamalpur being the Nagar panchayat created the confusion that if it would come under the Phase-III or not. Besides, the availability of set top boxes also remained very poor in the state.

Regarding the issue, the local cable TV operators went to meet the SDM today. But as the SDM was on leave, the in-charge DCM Amaresh Barman made an appointment for them on tomorrow to resolve the issue. They demanded that, as Municipal Corporations and Municipalities got scheduled for phase-III, so they should be shifted to Phase-IV. Now what steps the administration would adopt remained the matter to be seen.

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