TRAI relief for small cable operators, recommends no net worth rule required

New Delhi, Jul 22 () Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday recommended to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that there is no need for fixing a minimum net worth for registration of multiple-system operators in cable TV service.
The Cable Television Network Rules, 1994, prescribe the criteria for grant of registration to an multiple-system operators (MSO), which provides cable TV services to its subscribers.

The I&B Ministry had written a letter to TRAI on May 16 last year, seeking recommendations from the telecom regulator on appropriate levels for fixation of entry level net worth of MSOs for operationalising cable TV digitisation across the country.