Only legal cable-DTH operators can transmit: Arafat

Only legal cable-DTH operators can transmit: Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said only legal cable and Direct To Home (DTH) operators will be able to transmit feeds of government-approved domestic and foreign television channels to subscribers.
"It is unlawful and illegal if anyone else does this outside of them. The government will take legal action to stop this illegal activity," he said.
Arafat said: "Due to this illegal activity, the government loses revenue and money is laundered abroad in various ways. At the same time, the security of the country is disturbed."
He made the comments following a meeting with Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry on "Taking legal measures to stop the illegal broadcasting of local and foreign television channels" in the conference room of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry at the Secretariat on Tuesday afternoon.