Supreme Court orders ETV and MAA TV to provide signals to JIANHITS

Rejoice came for the JAINHITS as the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India  on 8th May has rejected the request of ETV and MAA TV to give stay on the Order of the Hon’ble Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) dated 14th March 2014. The Supreme Court directed ETV and MAA TV to provide signals within two days in the interim, on the pan-India basis to NTSPL. NSTPL is the only HITS service provider in the country under the brand name JAINHITS and offers services to consumers through Local Cable Operators (LCOs) across the country. 

According to the Tribunal’s 14 March 2014 order, the bench of Hon’ble Justice Mr. Aftab Alam, Chairperson of TDSAT, and Hon’ble Mr. Kuldip Singh, Member had held that ETV and MAA TV cannot refuse to grant signals to JAINHITS on the grounds that certain defaulter LCOs or MSOs may approach NSTPL for signals. The Tribunal held that the respondents i.e. ETV and MAA TV had not furnished the name of a single MSO or LCO that might have been held to be its defaulter by a court or competent authority and to whom the petitioner might supply the signals. Undeniably, the petitioner itself was not in any default in payments to the respondent for the simple reason that they were not in any business relationship earlier. Thus looked at from any angle, the prohibition of the provision to regulation 3.2 of the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection Regulations, 2004 was not applicable to this case.

Both ETV and MAA TV had preferred appeals challenging the Tribunal’s orders in Hon’ble Supreme Court showing unwillingness to provide signals to Noida Software Technology Park Ltd’s JAINHITS. 

As a result of this interim order passed in favor of NSTPL, JAINHITS subscribers would now be able to enjoy popular ETV and MAA TV offerings. Currently, JAINHITS offers up to 250 channels including all major pay TV channels and will soon provide full HD and multi-screen services to its consumers. JAINHITS has partnered with leading technology organisations such as ARRIS (earlier Motorola Home) and Intelsat – the largest Satellite Company in the world.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/cable-news/item/4828-supreme-court-orders-etv-and-maa-tv-to-provide-signals-to-jianhits.html
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