Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
on 3rd June has met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and presented the
state government demand list that included its demand for granting
digital addressable system (DAS) license to Arasu Cable TV Corporation.
After meeting with PM was concluded she addressed Press Conference in which she stated that, “He (Narendra Modi) gave me a patient hearing and promised to do the needful”.
While it is too early to predict whether Arasu will get a licence or not, industry sources say that the state government is optimistic about getting DAS licence particularly since Modi and Jayalalithaa share a good rapport.
The issue of DAS licence has been a sore point between AIADMK and the preceding UPA. The TN government had run pillar to post to secure DAS licence from the previous regime but in vain.
The TN government had several run-ins with the UPA government regarding the licence issue, but the UPA was not too keen to grant DAS licence to Arasu since AIADMK’s arch-rival DMK was part of the UPA government until it broke away in March last year over the Sri Lankan Tamil issue.
The UPA government also denied licence to Arasu on the ground that the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended against allowing government or government-owned entities from entering the cable TV distribution or broadcast sector.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/digitization-news/item/5083-cq-jayalalithaa%E2%80%99s-demands-das-license-for-arasu-from-pm.html
After meeting with PM was concluded she addressed Press Conference in which she stated that, “He (Narendra Modi) gave me a patient hearing and promised to do the needful”.
While it is too early to predict whether Arasu will get a licence or not, industry sources say that the state government is optimistic about getting DAS licence particularly since Modi and Jayalalithaa share a good rapport.
The issue of DAS licence has been a sore point between AIADMK and the preceding UPA. The TN government had run pillar to post to secure DAS licence from the previous regime but in vain.
The TN government had several run-ins with the UPA government regarding the licence issue, but the UPA was not too keen to grant DAS licence to Arasu since AIADMK’s arch-rival DMK was part of the UPA government until it broke away in March last year over the Sri Lankan Tamil issue.
The UPA government also denied licence to Arasu on the ground that the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had recommended against allowing government or government-owned entities from entering the cable TV distribution or broadcast sector.
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/digitization-news/item/5083-cq-jayalalithaa%E2%80%99s-demands-das-license-for-arasu-from-pm.html
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