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The issue of portability among direct-to-home (DTH) set-top boxes offered by the six private operators has taken a serious turn with country’s leading DTH operator Dish TV blaming the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B) for derailing and delaying its implementation.
Dish TV has accused the ministry of inaction in the last 18 months since it received the DTH standards recommended by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for MPEG-4 set-top boxes. “ issued by BIS in March 2009, after it was duly endorsed by all DTH operators, the I&B ministry has once again referred the matter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India for consultation. This clearly shows inaction and a deliberate delay on part of the government in implementing interoperability,” a senior Dish TV executive said.
The matter gains significance because currently the portability of DTH boxes is being heard by TDSAT after a complaint was made by a Tamil Nadu-based NGO. In the case, all stakeholders including the I&B ministry, Trai and the private DTH operators have been made party. Also, the Competition Commission of India has also investigated the matter to see if all DTH operators are in collusion and thereby not offering portable DTH boxes.
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