Zee: MobileTV Recommendations Are Operator Skewed

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  1. [by Cerius Shah] Zee is apparently annoyed at the TRAI for giving MobileTV recommendations that are operator skewed.  This is not the first time they have been at disagreement with TRAI's recommendations. While broadcaster's are being slapped with content codes, the existing recommendations allow Telco's with an Unified access service license to jump the line and broadcast through existing spectrum while broadcasters await clearance on spectrum and license.


    According to Zee the recommendations are unclear on the scope of content regulation and clarity on if or not telco's can be broadcasters is suspect.


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On 1/15/08 Amitabh said:
"Mobile Tv recommendations are operator Skewed?

Are the recommendations skewed in favour of mobile operators or not? The facts need to speak for themselves. Cutting out a lot of crap, here are the facts straight:
(i) TRAI has allowed Mobile operators to commence Tv services on thier own spectrum, even though they are well aware that the only spectrum given to them is subscriber linked based on voice services. As per TRAI's own recommendation the extra spectrum is liable for return. Can they return the spectrum and also commence services on the same at the same time?
(ii) If mobile TV services are provided on 2.5G ( GSM, GPRS, Edge and CDMA 2000) networks, in violation of spectrum grant rules, the mobile operators are liable for revenue share of 4% as per their license. For other operators it is 6% or 5% of the highest entry fee which ever is higher. If the highest entry bid is Rs 100 Crore, they need to pay Rs 5 crores per annum, which may exceed the revenues.
(iii) Mobile operators can commence services immediately but there is no time frame for others. The 2005 recommendations of TRAI for terrestrial broadcasting are yet to see the light of day in the form of policies.
(iV) All broadcasters are required to share tower infrastructure by giving a reference colocation offer, but the same is not the case for cellular operators who have hundreds of thousands of towers.
(v) Broadcasters are required to adhere to all media guidelines, uplink licenses et al, nothing of the kind has been said about mobile operators. can they have their own channel of mobile TV? If so on what basis when others are required to get uplink license?
(vi) Mobile operators "own" all customers, but there has been no directive that a reference interconnect offer be provided by them to broadcasters for return path which is an essential component of mobile Tv operation.
(vii) There are rollout obligations and performance guarantees ( Rs 20 crores for all India) for broadcasters, but none for mobile operators.
(viii) In all countries, there are attempts to avoid complete monopolies. From this criteria, mobile operators who can provide services based on 3G in the near future, should not also hoard the terrestrial spectrum creating complete monopoly.

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