TDSAT permits Star to examine MSO’s headend before signing agreement

NEW DELHI: Noting that it was a ‘fledgling multi-system operator,’ the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has said that ‘Star India cannot have any objection to give its signals on RIO terms to Akash Tori Infocom Services Pvt. Ltd.

However, accepting the plea by Star India to inspect the MSO’s headend, TDSAT chairman Aftab Alam and members Kuldip Singh and B B Srivastava asked the MSO to inform the broadcaster about the date when it can examine the headend. 

The MSO had filed a petition seeking Star’s signals in digital mode on RIO terms. 

Star counsel Arjun Natarajan accepted the notice on behalf of his client.

Adjourning the matter for 4 November, the Tribunal asked Natarajan to inform it about the result of the headend inspection.