Trai Directs DTH Providers to Publish All New Channel Packs and Pricing Information By the End of the Day

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has issued a directive to all the DTH providers including Dish TV, D2h, Tata Sky, Hathway, Den Networks, Airtel Digital and Sun Direct to publish their new plans and channels prices by the end of today. On Friday, the regulator posted on its website saying that all the DTH providers must strictly adhere to the timeline published by Trai on July 3. As reported by Ultra News, back in July, Trai had given a buffer of 180 days to these providers to put up new channel packs and plans.

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DTH Providers Deviate from Trai’s Timelines

The regulator again said on Friday, “The Authority once again emphasise that all the provisions of the Interconnection Regulations 2017, the QoS Regulations 2017 and the Tariff Order 2017 are in force, and the regulatory provisions contained therein may be strictly complied with while implementing the prescribed schedule of activities.”

The regulator added to its words, “Accordingly, distribution platform operators (cable & DTH companies) shall declare the Distributor Retail Price (DRP) and Network Capacity Fee (NCF) as per the timelines given in Trai press release dated July 3, 2018, i.e. by December 29, 2018.” This news is reported by Ultra News.

Also, Trai has charted out a new migration strategy for the consumers and DTH providers alike. The DPOs will play a significant role in the migration to the new tariff regime, and the subscribers have been given 34 days to switch to the new scheme, before January 31. However, things might not be that easy since big DTH providers like Tata Sky have shown reluctance in adopting the new tariff scheme laid out by Trai, which seeks to make the television broadcasting industry more transparent. Tata Sky has approached High Court and Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) to crush the new tariff regime laid out by Trai. However, the regulator has approached the Supreme Court after being disappointed by the modifications made in the tariff rules by Madras High Court.