The Karnataka state government plans to enter the cable television network services and considers launching its own service in the next two-three months, provided that the union government gives its nod, as per Roshan Baig, state information minister.
“The private cable operators have been exploiting customers by charging as much as INR 400 (USD 6.46) per month, stating that they would provide over 500 channels. However, the public does not have time to surf through all the channels. Hence I intend to bring down the cable fee to INR 100 (USD 1.62) on par with the service in Tamil Nadu and provide reasonably good service through the state government’s own cable network,” said Baig.
The government, in September this year, had demanded cable operators to reduce monthly subscription fees to INR 100 within two months. The ministry now plans to hold talks with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and union ministry for communications and information technology. The private cable operators have, however, opposed the move stating that TRAI guidelines do not permit state government to own a cable network.
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