Talk about strides. In two days it will be two months since CBNSat was shutdown and after some really frustrating court hearings now it looks like things are moving at high speed. With the landmark Supreme Court decision yesterday, now we are getting reports that H.E President Mahinda Rajapakse has directed the Media Minister to issue the license to CBNSat without any further delay. The directive was apparently reported on Neth FM news that was broadcast this morning. We cannot confirm this report though but we are pretty sure that all of our readers will give us the confirmation that we require. Hats off to you Mr. President for upholding the grievances of the subscribers and also for protecting the image of the country for prospective investors.
Furthermore the CID is supposed to remove the seals today and hopefully test transmissions will commence soon. We are also not clear what these test transmissions will be, perhaps they may be in the form of broadcasts or some other form. We would like our fellow readers who have information on the type of test transmissions that will take place to please enlighten us on this matter. Also keep updating this blog when the seals are removed to when the first test transmission and subsequent test tranmissions takes place.
We would also like to request you to keep us updated on the latest news regarding CBNSat as the day progresses and throughout the weekend.
Furthermore the CID is supposed to remove the seals today and hopefully test transmissions will commence soon. We are also not clear what these test transmissions will be, perhaps they may be in the form of broadcasts or some other form. We would like our fellow readers who have information on the type of test transmissions that will take place to please enlighten us on this matter. Also keep updating this blog when the seals are removed to when the first test transmission and subsequent test tranmissions takes place.
We would also like to request you to keep us updated on the latest news regarding CBNSat as the day progresses and throughout the weekend.
3 comments:
Heee...heee..heee. Our President is a brown-noser. What a shameful stance he has taken considering the buck stops with him. I guess, people power has proven to be even stronger.
So far so good, guys. BUT I REITERATE. THE PETITION SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE SIGNED!
We can relax only after we actually see the transmission back on our TVs. The signature count is only 160 and some of them have been rejects. So Please..Please..Please forward the petition to every CBNSat customer that you know. Or if they dont have emails, please setup yahoo or hotmail accounts for them and get their account numbers and you can sign the petition with their info.
Lets Keep up the Good Work People!
Good news for CBNSat subscribers
CBNSat, after months of court hearings in challenging the government as to why its services were suspended, finally has some good news for their customers.
The Supreme Court on August 3 ordered the relevant authorities to take the necessary measures to remove the seals from the equipment for maintaining and servicing purposes as well as the commencement of test transmission.
A statement from the company said the management of CBNSat was relieved at this good news to the customers who have remained loyal throughout and have helped CBNSat fight this battle.
The Chief Justice requested CBNSat, TRC and the Media Ministry to have a meeting to finalise matters they have in regard to the issue of any licenses. Even though the Media Ministry, through their lawyers, requested the Court to allow them one month to finalise the licences, the Chief Justice conveyed that that this was too long and the time limit was set at two weeks, the statement said.
CBNSat said it is hopeful that the Media Ministry will issue the license without delay, taking into consideration the plight of around 100,000 viewers who have been disadvantaged from the prolonged closure and constant delays that CBNSat has been subjected to.
The Magistrate’s Court and the Supreme Court has to be informed once an agreement is reached between the three parties, by August 15 and August 23 respectively, after which transmission to the subscribers is expected to commence.
CBNSat offered to allow and aid the authorities in the supervision and monitoring of their transmissions in order to allay any concerns over any possible links with terrorist organisations. “The Chief Justice commented that should there be unsuitable content broadcast with regard to any terrorist propaganda, surely at least one of the many subscribers would have brought it to the notice of the relevant authorities, which has not happened to date,” the statement said.
Source Financial Times 2
What are the new developments with regards to this? Did they have a meeting and discuss the licensing issues?
LBN to resume test transmission
By T. Farook Thajudeen.
The Chief Magistrate Colombo Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena made order permitting LBN to resume test transmissions on Thursdays from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00.p.m. considering an application made by the cable net work.
The Managing Director of Lanka Broadband Network of Kirula Road Narahenpita Colombo5 filed an application seeking permission of the Court to begin a test transmission. Counsel for the applicant Mr Kuvera de Zoysa citing an order of the Supreme Court stated that Court had allowed the applicant in that case the CBN Sat of George R.de Silva Mawatha Colombo 13 to transmit test transmissions.
Therefore LBN should also be permitted to commence test transmissions as the causes of action in the cases are similar.
CID Inspector Mahinda Lal did not object to the application. He asked Court to allow the applicant to do the test transmissions under the inspection of technical officers from the Rupavahini Corporation and Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
The Magistrate ordered LBN to carry out the test transmissions on Thursdays from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
She ordered LBN not to transmit regular or serial programmes. She also ordered the CID to get the assistance of Rupavahini Corporation and the TRC to assist LBN.
The test transmission will commence from August10.
The CID filed a separate application before the Magistrate to order CBN Sat net work to carry on their test transmissions only in the presence of CID and officers from the Rupavahini Corporation and TRC. The Magistrate overruled the application.
Counsel Kuvera de Zoysa with Aruna Wickramasinghe instructed by Sudath Perera Associates appeared for LBN Cable net work.
Source:DailyMirror
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