Allow state firm to offer cable TV services: Jayalalithaa

According to her, TACTV commenced its cable TV services in all the 31 districts of the state Sep 2, 2011 barring Chennai, which was a conditional access system area at that point of time.

The company provides 100 channels to subscribers at a cost of Rs.70/- per month.

"There has been an overwhelming response from the public and nearly 24,000 local cable TV operators with a subscriber base of 65 lakhs avail of the services of TACTV," she said.

Jayalalithaa said TACTV has taken all necessary steps to commence operations in the digital mode in Chennai and has placed orders for the supply of set top boxes, conditional access system and subscriber management system and erection of head end at a cost of about Rs. 50 crore.