By IANS,
Chennai : The AIADMK government headed by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has decided to take over the private cable TV business in Tamil Nadu and also revive the nearly defunct state-run Arasu Cable Corporation (ACC), it was announced Friday.
Governor Surjit Singh Barnala in his customary address to the newly constituted assembly’s first session Friday said the government has decided to nationalise private cable TV services without affecting the business of last mile operators in the state.
He also said the state government undertaking ACC will be revived.
This will be the AIADMK’s second attempt to nationalise the cable TV business. In January 2006, the AIADMK government had moved the Tamil Nadu Acquisition, Transfer and Taking Over of the Administration of Cable Television Network (including Multiple Service Optical Transport System) Bill, 2006.