The Authority notifies that as per Section 4.3 of the Rules for Operation of Commercial Cable Television on “Local Origination Channel”, the licensee is only authorized to telecast or rebroadcast local programs in their local channel(s) if approved by the Authority.
The Authority therefore directs all the cable operators to refrain from showing any advertisement on their local channel and also to get approval from the Authority on any other local contents to be shown.
In the event, if the licensee does not comply with this notification, penalties shall be imposed as per the licensing terms and conditions, Rules for The Operation of Commercial Cable Television and the Bhutan Information, Communications and Media Act 2006.