1) Basic Service Tier
…means a package of free-to-air channels provided by a cable operator, for a single price to the subscribers of the area in which his cable television network is providing service and such channels are receivable for viewing by the subscribers on the receiver set of a type existing immediately before the commencement of the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2002 without any addressable system attached to such receiver set in any manner.

2) Addressable System
… means an electronic device or more than one electronic devices put in an integrated system through which signals of Cable Television Network can be sent in encrypted or unencrypted form, which can be decoded by the device or devices at the premises of the subscriber within the limits of authorisation made, on the choice and request of such subscribers, by the cable operator to the subscriber.

3) Encrypted
…in respect of a signal of cable television network means the changing of such signals in a systematic way so that the signal would be unintelligible without a suitable receiving equipment and the expression “unencrypted” shall be construed accordingly.

4) A Pay Channel
…in respect of a cable television network, means a channel the reception of which by the subscriber would require the use of an addressable system to be attached to this receiver set. In effect, a pay channel is a channel for which the customer is asked to pay for that specific channel.

5) Free-to-air channel
…in respect of a cable television network means a channel, the reception of which would not require the use of an addressable system to be attached with the receiver set of the subscriber…

Appendix 2: Important points in The Cable Television Networks
(Regulation) amendment bill, 2002

1) Every cable operator shall publicise, in the prescribed manner, to the subscribers the subscription rates and the periodic intervals after which such subscriptions are payable for receiving each pay channel provided by such cable operator.

2) The cable operator shall not require any subscriber to have a receiver set of a particular type to receive signals of cable television network provided that the customer shall use an addressable system to be attached to his receiver set for receiving programmes transmitted on pay channel.

3) Every cable operator shall submit a report to the Central Government in the prescribed form and manner containing the information regarding
i) The number of total subscribers:
ii) Subscription rates
iii) Number of subscribers receiving programmes transmitted in basic service tier or particular programme or set of programmes transmitted on pay channel
…in respect of cable services provided by such cable operator through a cable television network and such report shall be submitted periodically at such intervals as may be prescribed and shall also contain the rate of amount, if any, payable by the cable operator to any broadcaster

Appendix 3 : Zone 1 areas

(i) Municipal Council of Greater Mumbai
The area to the West of the main line of Central Railway between Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (CST) station and Sion Railway Station,including the area from Navy Nagar (in the south) upto the CST railway Station (in the north), including Ballard Estate, bound by the Sion-Bandra Link Road and the Mahim Causeway on the northern side and includes the areas Colaba, RC Church, World Trade Centre, Maker Towers, Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade, Fort, Fountain, Bombay Stock Market, Prince of Wales Museum,

CIDCO, Marine Drive Gateway of India, Horniman Circle, Reserve Bank of India, Churchgate, Ballard Estate, Town Hall, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Madam Cama Road, Veer Nariman Road, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Dr. Dadabhai Navroji Marg, Marine Lines, Charni Road, Kalbadevi, Thakurdwar, Girgaum, Walkeshwar Road, Nepensea Road, Cumbala Hill, Malabar Hill, Grant Road, Khetwadi, Breach Candy, Peddar Road, Hajiali, Mahalaxmi, Worli, Tardeo, Altomout Road, Dr. Dadasheb Bhadkamkar Marg, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road, Saat Rasta, Lala Lajpatrai Marg, Mahalakshmi Race Course, Dr. Annie Besant Marg, N.M. Joshi Marg, Gokhale Road, Dr. Moses Road, Prabhadevi, Dadar (West), Shivaji Park, Cadell Road, Lady Jamshedji Road, Sitladevi Road, Mahim, Gen Arunkumar Vidya Marg.

(ii) National Capital Territory of Delhi
The area covering Chanakyapuri, Motibagh, Vasant Vihar, Safderjung, Vasantkunj, Chattarpur, Madangir, Kalkaji, Sarita Vihar, Maharani Bagh; bounded in the East by Yamuna River (from Delhi-Haryana border near Badarpur to Bhairon Marg; bounded in the West by Wellington Crescent, Sardar Patel Marg, NH8 (from Dhaulakuan to Gurgaon Border); bounded in the South by Delhi-Haryan border (from Gurgaon to Badarpur and Yamuna river); bounded in the North by Bhairon Marg, Rajpath (from National Stadium to Vijay Chowk), Parliament House Talkatora Road upto Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

(iii) Kolkata Metropolitan Area
The areas whose northern boundary is the Eastern bank of the river Hooghly up to the confluence with Tolly’s Nalla on the right; Eastern boundary is the line along the western bank of Tolly’s Nalla starting from its confluence with river Hooghly in the north, running south down along the Tolly’s Nalla/Kaorapukur Khal to the mouzas of Magurkhali; Southern Boundary is along the line following the southern boundaries of mouzas Magurkhali, Ramjibanpur, Sajnaberia, Gopalnagar, Kalua, Hanspukuria area within Police Station Behala proceeding towards the southern boundaries of mouzas Kalagachhia, Sankharipota, Naoabad, Khanberia, Chandigar, Shibhugli and Rameshwarpur within Police Station Maheshtola. Thereafter, the same line following the southern boundaries of mouzas Betuabi Rajarampur, Santoshpur, Uttar Raipur, Benjan Haria Charial, Eastern and southern mouzas of Nischintapur and southern boundaries of mouzas of Uttar Ramchandrapur, Raghunathpur, Rajarampur, Achhipur within Police Station Budge Budge. And then proceeding further westward in a straight line and meeting the western boundary-line of District 24 Parganas in the river Hooghly; and western boundary is the line along the east bank of river Hooghly starting from the confluence of Tolly’s Nalla running south-south-west where it meets the line of District 24 Parganas in the river Hooghly.