Parliament passes cable network bill

Besides seeking to remove certain deficiencies in the operation of the Cable Networks Act during the past five years, the Bill also made it mandatory for cable operators to show at least three Doordarshan channels 8212; two terrestrial and one regional.

Replying to a brief discussion on the Bill, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said the legislation empowered the Government to regulate the operation of cable television networks to enable optimal exploitation of this technology having the potential of making available to subscribers a vast pool of information and entertainment.