New Delhi, March 12 -- The parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology has requested that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting introduce the new Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill in parliament as soon as possible.

The panel met earlier this month at Parliament House Annexe. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and panel Chairman Nishikant Dubey and officials from different ministries attended the meeting. The bill replaces the Cable Television Network Act of 1995.

The ministry is working on a new draft of the bill to be circulated for inter-ministerial consultation. The draft bill will then be submitted for the cabinet's consideration.

The Committee, in its meeting on March 5, considered and a...