STAR Group’s submission to the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
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ACMA releases paper on allocation of 3.6 GHz band for wireless access services
A typical Australian consumer of C-band TV services took the time to write to ACMA and protest plans to use C-band frequencies for broadband systems. “If this spectrum is used for broadband,” wrote the consumer, “I will have all my satellite signals blocked out, and have nothing.” CASBAA thinks this individual is similar to many millions of consumers, in Australia and many other countries, whose TV signals – obtained directly or through cable TV systems — are at risk. See this consumer’s point of view here.
NDS submission to TRAI: Tariff regulation
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Australia implements limited licensing of wireless access in C-band
Australia’s regulatory authority, ACMA, released a consultation paper on modalities of licensing broadband wireless systems at 3575-3700 MHz in rural areas. Strict coordination procedures to protect existing satellite earth stations are envisaged, which ACMA believes will enable both wireless and satellite services to coexist in the 3.6 GHz band. Major urban areas will remain closed to wireless access systems, to protect satellite users. View the complete consultation paper here.
CASBAA Advises USTR on Signal Piracy in Asia
In response to the annual US request for input on intellectual property protection in international markets, CASBAA offered views on several Asian countries. Key problems highlighted by CASBAA include piracy by provincial cable companies in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, as well as online piracy in China and regulatory constraints in India and Taiwan. View the entire submission here.
Burmese Junta Sees Satellite TV as Threat
The Irrawaddy – The Burmese junta believes information technology, particularly satellite TV, is a decadent threat that undermines nationalism and has warned the people to avoid satellite TV programs.
CASBAA endorses competition and consumer choice in India
In response to a consultation paper by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), CASBAA told TRAI that the rapid growth and development of India’s media market was generating increased competition and providing multiple choices to the consumer, so that (in the TRAI’s words) “the tariff and other regulations can be softened.” Unfortunately, CASBAA said, current TRAI proposals “take India in the wrong direction,” and would bring a massive increase in the regulatory burden on the industry, particularly as concerns new media platforms. Read the entire CASBAA submission here.
NDS submission to TRAI: Interconnection issues
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Indian Government: TV Platforms Must Respect Intellectual Property
Following representations by CASBAA and other industry organizations, the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) recently issued a public statement clarifying the absolute necessity for TV distribution platforms to obtain the authorization of content owners/broadcasters before distributing their channels. The specific matter of the MIB’s ruling concerned “new media” platforms such as IPTV. The Ministry underlined that such platforms must respect Rule 6(3) of the Cable Television Networks Rules 1994, which requires that MSOs and cable operators must have licenses from copyright owners in order to distribute their content.
Vietnam IPR Directive
Instruction given by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on strengthening the management and implementation of copyright and related rights protection.