(1) The Authority may, in order to protect the interest of the consumer or service provider or to promote and ensure orderly growth of the broadcasting and cable television sector or for monitoring and ensuring compliance of these regulations, by order or direction, specify website for the purpose of reporting of the details by service providers.
(2) Every service provider shall report, its name, address, contact number, e-mail address and license/ permission/ registration details issued by the Central Government on the website specified by the Authority, within thirty days from the date of commencement of these regulations or within thirty days from the specification of website for the purpose, whichever is later.
(3) Any service provider, who commences its operations after coming into effect of these regulations shall report, its name, address, contact number, e-mail address and license/ permission/ registration details issued by the Central Government on the website specified by the Authority, within thirty days from the date of commencement of its operations or within thirty days from the specification of website for the purpose, whichever is later.
(4) It shall be mandatory for a service provider to verify, from the website specified by the Authority, that the service provider seeking interconnection for providing signals of television channels or access to the network, as the case may be, has reported its details under sub-regulation (2) and sub-regulation (3):
Provided that this sub-regulation shall be applicable in the event of the Authority specifying such website.