NEW DELHI: Applicants for registration as multi-system operators (MSOs) in digital addressable systems have been warned by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry not to be misled by middlemen.

Reiterating that it uses a very transparent system, the Ministry has said it has come to its notice that there a few who are approaching MSO applicants with false claims for providing MSO licences and demanding some gratifications/bribe to get the work done.

The Ministry says MSO applications with all details furnished are forwarded to Home Ministry for obtaining Security clearance and processed.

All MSO applicants have therefore been asked not to deal with such unauthorised/mischievous persons.

The Ministry organises Open House Meetings, every Tuesday at 11.00 am in Room No.662, A Wing in Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. For any doubt or enquiry about status of their applications, MSOs may participate/ attend the Open House Meeting by sending an email at obpandl@qmail.com or at das.mib@gmail.com.