Srinagar, June 20: Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India (TRAI) Chairman JS Sharma on Saturday called for improving
content quality, broadcasting techniques and management of
cable service operators for a smooth flow of communication.
Cable television networking has become an important tool
of communication system and as such it must play a balanced
role in transmission of programmes and projection of
socio-economic issues, Aharma said during a meeting with cable
operators and managers of cable channels of Srinagar.
Along with rights come obligations, he said, while
pinpointing at the sensitivities involved in transmitting news
and other programmes in a state like Jammu and Kashmir.
Spelling out the objectives of the meetings, Sharma said
TRAI is eliciting views of cable operators and other
stakeholders throughout the country before filing consultation
papers, in compliance to the Supreme Court judgment regarding
the de-novo fixation of tariffs in India.
He said quality of service regulation issued in February
by TRAI has also to be ensured at the ground level.
The meeting held threadbare discussions on a host of
issues including quality of cable services, tariffs, problems
faced by channel managers and range of services.
Bureau Report
