Cable Board meets on Must Carry Rule

There is still no resolution to the cable dispute and many villages remain off the cable system. Late this afternoon the Board of the Belize Cable Television Operators Association concluded a meeting in Belize City on the current stalemate between C.B.C. and Telemedia over the disruption of cable services in certain areas in the west and south of the country. It appears that a solution to this ongoing issue lies in the interpretation of the Must Carry Rule. Reports to News Five are that the Board discussed a letter of August fourteenth sent out by the Belize Broadcasting Authority asking cable operators for information on how they apply the Must carry Rule. The Board decided to write to B.B.A. proposing that they would like to offer input on the Must Cary Rule and how best it can be implemented. The B.B.A. is scheduled to meet early next week.