Tamil Nadu cable operators known as Thamizhaga Cable TV Operators numbering 500 have decided to launch their own Multi System Operator (MSO).

As TRAI has advised the Centre not to issue licence to Tamil Nadu government-owned Arasu Cable Corporation since no state-owned cable or TV channels should control content to the public, cable operators in Chennai have decided to launch their own MSO.

P Shakilan, state president, Thamizhaga Cable TV Operators claimed it to be the first time in the country where cable operators are investing around Rs 40 crore and said their service through digitization will start from January 18.

The new MSO has placed orders for 3.5 lakh set-top boxes from Chinese companies, which will be delivered before May 2013 and 10 lakh connections will come under this MSO network, claimed Shakilan.

The new MSO does not want their operations to go into the hands of a monopoly company due to the non-implementation of digitization in Chennai due to court cases and other issues.
The new MSO would give 500 channels.

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