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Cable TV Operators Oppose Amendment to National Broadcasting Regulation

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Cable TV Operators Oppose Amendment to National Broadcasting Regulation
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April 8: The Federation of Nepal Cable Television Entrepreneurs has expressed its reservation over the 11th amendment to the National Broadcasting Regulation 2052.

The federation accused the government of amending the regulation without consulting with the stakeholders.

The 11th amendment to the National Broadcasting Regulation 2052 has included some provisions that curtail the basic rights ensured by the constitution. The federation expresses its objection to the faulty and unconstitutional amendment,” reads a statement issued by the federation on Thursday.

The federation said that the amended regulation has included some provisions which the federation had been pressing for since a long time but many other issues have been  left out.

According to the federation, the amended regulation will benefit a certain group of service providers.

The statement says that the new provision requires the service providers to mandatorily take permission from the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to operate OTT streaming service. It means that the foreign OTT services will be considered illegal once the new provision comes into effect. Therefore, the federation has urged the government to stop such OTT streaming services immediately.

The government had amended the National Broadcasting Regulation 2052 on March 3.

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