MIB cancels registrations of 477 MSOs for failure to furnish information
economictimes.indiatimes.comMinistry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has canceled the registrations of 477 multi-system operators (MSOs) with immediate effect due to a violation of the provisions of the Cable TV Networks Regulation Act 1995.
In an order dated October 23, the ministry said that an appeal against this order can be made to MIB Secretary Apurva Chandra, provided that such an appeal is made within 30 days of the issue of this order.
The 477 MSOs were already marked non-compliant since they had failed to furnish the information sought by the MIB.
The MIB had sent multiple reminders to the 477 MSOs to furnish information like the details of their subscriber base and set-top box (STB) seeding data. Despite repeated reminders, these MSOs had failed to furnish information to the ministry.
Despite being classified as non-compliant, the erring MSOs did not make any references to the MIB for the alteration of their status to compliant.
