Speaking at a press meet in the capital on Tuesday, the cable operators demanded the government not to make it mandatory for cable operator to get a new license while switching to digital transmission.[break]
Speaking on the occasion, Dinesh Subedi, past president of Nepal Cable Association, alleged the government of showing bias in favor of DTH companies.
The cable TV operators also forwarded a memorandum to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, putting forth 21-point demand. The demands include waiving off existing royalty amount, legal provision for television scroll advertisement and shutting DTH operation by foreign companies.
The operators have threatened of launching nationwide protest if their demands were not addressed within a week.
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