http://www.amitbhawani.com/blog/conditional-access-system/ Stay Updated with the Latest Tech Info! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.amitbhawani.com/blog/conditional-access-system/#comment-11036 ashok mansukhani Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:18:16 +0000 http://www.amitbhawani.com/blog/?p=864#comment-11036 Re your concern about cost of set top boxes,there is a TRAI regulation in place since August 2006 which mandates MSOs and cable operators to mandatorily offer STBs at between Rs 30 to Rs 45 a month with a small refundable deposit.Even otherwise outright sale cost is now as low as Rs. 500 with some MSOs.So cost is not a concern.Government needs to issue the balance area notification in Mumbai/Delhi and Kolkatta to let more customers get a wider choice.Further if Government notifies the 55 city digital rollout plan already forwarded by TRAI,there would be a great fillip to digital addressability. Re your concern about cost of set top boxes,there is a TRAI regulation in place since August 2006 which mandates MSOs and cable operators to mandatorily offer STBs at between Rs 30 to Rs 45 a month with a small refundable deposit.Even otherwise outright sale cost is now as low as Rs. 500 with some MSOs.So cost is not a concern.Government needs to issue the balance area notification in Mumbai/Delhi and Kolkatta to let more customers get a wider choice.Further if Government notifies the 55 city digital rollout plan already forwarded by TRAI,there would be a great fillip to digital addressability.

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