TRAI Defers CAS again
New Delhi: The broadcast regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended a further three-month deferment on the implementation of the conditional access system (CAS). Receiving pay channels without a set-top box in the metros now, would not be a cognisable offence, but in areas where CAS has been partially rolled out, status quo would be maintained.
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Kochi Port shortlists nine for Vallarpadam
New Delhi: The Kochi Port Trust has shortlisted nine companies for its international container transshipment terminal at Vallarpadam. The shortlisted companies include Maersk, P&O, Dubai Port Customs, PSA, Adani Exports, International Container Terminal Service, Larsen & Toubro, a consortium of IL&FS and Punj Lloyd, and another consortium led by ACT Shipping. P&O had emerged as the sole bidder when the project was last put up for bidding in 1999. But the bid was rejected on fears of monopoly as P&O operated other container terminals on the east coast.

The project involves operation of the existing Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal (RGCT) and construction of a transshipment terminal at Vallarpadam island at an estimated cost of Rs 1,600 crore. The project has also been made part of the Rs one lakh crore Sagar Mala project.
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