2002
Post Event Report
Participants to the Cable Communications Convention 2002:
Approximately 320 participants representing 80 companies (CATV operators, equipment suppliers, TV programs providers)
Participants to the Cable Communications Exhibition 2002:
16 Broadcasters and their representatives in Romania (Zone Vision, CNN/Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel & Animal Planet, Hallmark, MTV & VH 1, HBO, Euronews, Eurosport, TV 5, National Geographic Channel, Fox Kids, Minimax)
16 equipment suppliers (Arris, Binet srl, Cabelcon connectors, Commscope, Dalvi, Diamond, Eagle, Flomatik, Fonet, Kabelkon, Media Concepts & Engineering SRL, Promax, SC Tehnic B SRL, Scientific Atlanta, Telemach, Teletronik)
Authorities attending the event:
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, ANRC [the National Regulatory Authority for Communications], General Inspectorate for Communications, National Audiovisual Council, INSCC [National Institute of Studies and Researches for Communications], Competition Council, Competition Office, National Authority for Consumers Protection, UPFR [Phonograms Producers in Romania], ARCA [Romanian Association for Audiovisual Communications], Senate, Chamber of Deputies, Ministry of European Integration, Ministry of Culture, Presidency, Ministry of Industry and Resources
Participants to the opening session and the main themes approached:
The role of the cable communications industry in the modernization of Romanian society
Dan Nica – Minister of Communications and Information Technology
John Riordan – President and CEO of UPC
Michael Guest – USA ambassador in Romania
Varujan Pambuccian – President of IT & C Commission of the Romanian Parliament
Implications of the new audiovisual law
Valentin Negoiţă – Executive Director, Cable Communications Association (moderator)
Mihai Mălaimare – President of the Culture Commission of the Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies
Şerban Pretor – Member of the National Audiovisual Council
Radu Cernov – Secretary of State Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Calin Anastasiu – Manager of IMAS
Interconnection and access to networks, a feasible future
Ion Smeeianu – President of ANRC
Eugen Preotu – Councilor, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Radu Petric – President, Cable Communications Association
Copyright
Virgil Niţulescu – Expert, Culture Commission of the Romanian Parliament, Chamber of Deputies
Silviu Luncan – Legal adviser, Cable Communications Association
ACC Standard:
It was presented in a press conference, on October 2, 2002, where over 50 journalists attended
ACC standard represents:
- Services quality:
- Subscribers setting up – in 3 days at the most. in case of a longer setting up period, the setting up shall be free of cost
- Malfunctioning remedy – the complaint shall be answered in one day after the reception, otherwise, the company shall pay remedies;
- Tariffs
- Subscriptions – they decrease by the amount due for the broadcasting interruption time intervals, if these periods are longer than one day and are not caused by the interruption of the electric power or by other causes that are not strictly related to the cable operator.
- Facilities – for some categories economically disadvantaged
- Communication with subscribers
- Is made by at least one of the following means:
- Telephone calls (controller point) in case of complaints
- Individual notices
- Own channel
- Local press
- Important information is displayed in the public relations points or in pay offices
- Tariffs modification – is notified at least one month before
- Programs chart modification - is notified at least one month before
- (Observation: the one month time interval allows subscribers to opt before being compelled by contract to pay the service)
- Technical reviews or modernization works that interrupt the broadcasting signal are notified at least one day before
Sponsors of the Cable Communications Convention 2002:
Turner – CNN/Cartoon Network, CISCO, TV 5, Fox Kids, Scientific Atlanta, Acasa, Discovery Channel, Eurosport, National Geographic Channel, Hallmark, HBO, MTV
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