We are getting unconfirmed reports that the seals have been removed at CBNSat. This information is coming from a trusted source but it remains unconfirmed from our point of view.
Anyone who has the confirmed information please update us as the day progresses. Please also update us on information such as when the test transmissions are beginning.
Anyone who has the confirmed information please update us as the day progresses. Please also update us on information such as when the test transmissions are beginning.
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This is just a test. What do you think?
we can give the decoders to abewardena and hulla (or to their family members ) and i am sure they wont mind giving "services"
CBNSat, LBN to commence transmission in Sept.
By Dilrukshi Handunnetti
There is welcome news for subscribers of the two foremost cable television networks, CBN Sat and LBN, which were unceremoniously shut down.
Both companies are likely to commence transmission possibly in September.
On Monday (7), courts granted LBN permission to conduct test transmissions from Thursday (10). The test transmissions should be conducted under the supervision of the Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC) and the SLRC.
From August 10, LBN will operate for six hours every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. pending complete legal clearance when LBN meets the licencing requirements under the new regulations.
In the meantime, CBN Sat which some competitors labelled a ‘clandestine operation’ has also received temporary legal clearance. CBN Sat was closed sans notice following a complaint to the TRC and the Media Ministry by proprietor of TVLanka, B. A. C. Abeywardene that the station compromised national security by the use of certain equipment including a sophisticated decorder.
On August 3, the Supreme Court ruled that the parties were at liberty to work out a settlement on the basis of which the petitioners were permitted to continue transmission subject to necessary safeguards being introduced.
In the meantime, Director General, SLRC, Palitha Gallage has submitted a report to the Colombo Magistrate that after technical evaluation of the equipment used by CBN Sat, it could be concluded that the satellite equipment by the company had not been used for broadcasting purposes by either the LTTE or similar channels compromising national security.
Further, Gallage had stated that the LTTE has regularly transmitted news using PAS 12 satellite during the period when CBN Sat was temporarily closed. PAS 12 satellite has been used for the transmission of National TV of Tamil Eelam which is a free to air transmission, Gallage said in his report.
Source:The Morning Leader
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