Cable TV, Head In The Sky (HITS) and DTH operators holding a Multiple Service Operator (MSO) license should be allowed to share network infrastructure and TV signals among each other on a voluntary basis, Indian telecom regulator TRAI said in a new set of recommendations (pdf). These recommendations are aimed at creating a “policy environment” for facilitating a new infrastructure sharing system among the TV operators and distributors in the country. If implemented, these recommendations will lead to lowering cost of rollouts for these players, and might help either reduce cost of services, or make them more viable. Note that the telecom sector already has its own set of guidelines for spectrum sharing that allow telcos to share each other’s spectrum in areas where they lack coverage. Telcos are also allowed to share tower infrastructure with each other. TRAI also issued a set of recommendations recently mandating telcos and ISPs to share network infrastructure within buildings, residential apartment, public spaces, etc. However, in the TV broadcasting sector, operators use several mediums like HITS, Cable, DTH, etc. for transmitting TV signals. Each medium has its own set of standards defining minimum requirements and compliances, and TV operators are regulated under an MSO license. Note that a TV operator is considered to be an MSO if it operators more than one service viz. Cable, HITS, DTH. Hathway is an example of an MSO which operates broadband, cable and IPTV services under an MSO license. Lowdown on the recommendations TRAI has released specific recommendations…
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