{"id":115181,"date":"2021-06-14T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=115181"},"modified":"2021-06-14T11:11:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T11:11:03","slug":"trai-released-new-framework-for-broadcasting-cable-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/trai-released-new-framework-for-broadcasting-cable-services\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAI released new framework for broadcasting &amp; cable services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements:<br>i) On 11th June 2021, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released an amendment to interconnection regulations of 2017.<br>ii) Part of Interconnection Regulation of 2017 which got amended provides for a framework for technical compliance of conditional access system (CAS) and subscriber management system (SMS) for the broadcasting and cable sector.<br>Which of the above are correct?<\/strong><br>a) i<br>b) ii<br>c) both i and ii<br>d) none<br><strong>Ans: c<br>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 11th June 2021, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released an amendment to interconnection regulations of 2017.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Regulation of 2017 provides a framework for technical compliance of conditional access system (CAS) and subscriber management system (SMS) in broadcasting and cable sector.<\/li><li>Framework is incorporated as schedule IX in Interconnection Regulations, 2017.<\/li><li>This framework is amended and new framework is being provided.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Points regarding New Framework<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This new technical framework is the first step to define an indigenous set of specifications in line with international standards.<\/li><li>It is expected to bring &#8220;several important benefits&#8221; to the television broadcasting sector as well as the consumers.<\/li><li>&#8220;A tightly synchronized working of the CAS and SMS, as specified by the framework will enable factual reporting of subscriber base which will reduce the revenue loss to stakeholders on account of erroneous subscription reporting.<\/li><li>Better revenue assurance to content creators and other stakeholders will bring better quality of content for consumers on their cable network.<\/li><li>It is also supposed to increase the security of entire broadcasting network, thus preventing hacking attempts and loss of data and revenues.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About CAS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CAS is a digital mode of transmitting TV channels using a set-top box. These transmission signals are encrypted and viewers are required to buy a set-top box to receive and decrypt signal. TRAI is pushing for adoption of India specific CAS encryptions. Currently Prasar Bharti\u2019s DTH network is available with India specific CAS encryption called i-CAS.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About SMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SMS is a customer-centric care and billing solution which helps multi-play operators to beat competition and meet information technology challenges of serving full needs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By kameshwar shukla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reference: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/government.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/technology\/trai-releases-new-technical-framework-for-broadcasting-and-cable-services\/83454048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/government.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/technology\/trai-releases-new-technical-framework-for-broadcasting-and-cable-services\/83454048<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements:i) On 11th June 2021, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released an amendment to interconnection regulations of 2017.ii) Part of Interconnection Regulation of 2017 which got amended provides for a framework for technical compliance of conditional access system (CAS) and subscriber management system (SMS) for the broadcasting and cable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":115182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1121],"tags":[2344],"class_list":["post-115181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nnews","tag-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115181"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115183,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115181\/revisions\/115183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}