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Chakri K February 13th, 2020 11:19 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0 May Not Come into Effect on March 1 as Bombay HC Postpones Hearing Again

Trai's National Tariff Order 2.0 implementation might be delayed further as Bombay High Court postpones the hearing for IBF vs Trai matter to February 26. On January 1, Trai announced new amendments to tariff regime which is heavily opposed by broadcasters. Seeking relief for broadcasters, IBF or Indian Broadcasting Foundation approached Bombay High Court and the hearing has been pending for the last four weeks. On January 30, the Bombay... Read More

Chakri K February 12th, 2020 7:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

Differences Between Trai NTO 2.0 and NTO 1.0 for DTH Users Detailed

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon implement the National Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 for DTH and Cable TV subscribers. NTO 2.0 will bring a lot of changes and fix some major flaws of NTO 1.0, which became effective last year. Right after the introduction of National Tariff Order 1.0, a lot of DTH and Cable TV users stopped renewing their monthly subscription due to various reasons like... Read More

Chakri K February 10th, 2020 7:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Aims to Maintain Transparency by Reducing Cap of A-la-Carte Channels to Rs 12 from Rs 19

Telecom regulator Trai always urged it wanted to maintain "transparency" in the broadcasting sector with the National Tariff Order. However, the NTO 1.0 failed to make a mark in the industry due to various reasons like increased monthly subscription prices, the sub-par implementation from operators, pricier individual channels, broadcasters playing with bouquet packs and so on. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is now aiming to fix these issues and... Read More

Chakri K February 8th, 2020 6:51 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0: Airtel Digital TV and Tata Sky Users to Get Relief from Current Multi TV NCF Prices

A lot of TV viewers in India right now are waiting for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to implement the National Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 at the earliest. Trai is all set to bring a lot of changes to the current tariff regime, which became effective last year. NTO 1.0 forced a lot of TV subscribers to move away from their Cable TV and DTH subscriptions because of... Read More

Chakri K February 6th, 2020 6:58 AM 6 COMMENTS

Trai National Tariff Order 2.0: All 200 FTA Channels Will Be Provided at Rs 130

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) already released amendments it will make to the National Tariff Order 1.0. NTO 2.0 will focus on several areas like the reduction of NCF for Multi TV users, more FTA channels in the initial slab of Rs 130, changes to how bouquets and discounts being offered by broadcasters and operators, and more. The implementation of NTO 2.0 will see a lot of DTH... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 3rd, 2020 6:34 PM 3 COMMENTS

Gujarat HC Accepts Petition Against Trai From Broadcasters

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is adamant on implementing its new rules in the DTH and broadcasting industry. After a lot of open house discussions and inviting comments on the idea of corrections on the Trai tariff regime, the regulator has finally decided on the new rules that till traverse the industry and bring in new reeling changes for the subscribers and stakeholders alike. However, the industry is... Read More

Chakri K February 2nd, 2020 7:27 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime: Airtel Digital TV, Tata Sky and Other DTH Operators May Announce New Plans on Feb 12

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) announced amendments to the tariff regime and was supposed to implement the new rules on March 1. As part of the same National Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0, Trai urged broadcasters to announce new channel prices by January 15. However, broadcasters approached the respective local courts going against the NTO 2.0. The court has postponed various hearings and the next one will take place on... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 31st, 2020 7:32 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai New DTH Rules: Broadcasters to Not Get Any Interim Relief From Bombay HC

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has brought new rules into the DTH, and broadcasting industry and these new rules affect the pricing of the channels which broadcasters are shipping. However, the broadcasters have not taken these new rules as positive, and they are opposed to the implementation of these new rules. Now the matter has been pending in the Bombay HC, where a hearing was to be held.... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 31st, 2020 1:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai New DTH Rules Might Patch Up Old Dents of Tariff Regime and Bring Growth in DTH Industry

Things have surely changed in a year in the DTH industry of India. Last year during the same time, the subscribers were left scratching their heads as to what they should do about their TV connection. While the Trai was done implementing the new Tariff Regime or the National Tariff Order, the responsibility was on the DTH operators, cable TV operators and the consumers to make the shift to the... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 30th, 2020 7:05 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Extends Deadline for Comment Submission on Net Neutrality Paper

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) floats many consultation papers in a year, and it manages to solidify rules and regulations based on the inputs on these consultation papers. The inputs come from stakeholders in the industry. One such important consultation paper in the telecom industry is the paper on the formation of a multi-stakeholder governance body that will advise the government on monitoring and applying net neutrality rules.... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 30th, 2020 12:42 PM 9 COMMENTS

Trai Runs Into Dilemma Over Regulation of OTT Applications Like WhatsApp and Facebook

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is the highest authority when it comes to rules and regulations in the telecom industry. Apart from this, Trai also has its hands in the DTH and broadcasting industry and regulates these sectors as well. However, since the past few years, there have been discussions going on about the regulation of the OTT applications as well. The OTT applications like WhatsApp, Facebook and... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 29th, 2020 12:43 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai NTO Changes Bring Many New Rules But NCF Pricing Is the Best Of All

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has charted a direction for the DTH and broadcasting industry with the rollout of the new National Tariff Order, or the National Tariff Order 2.0. These are nothing but the amendments by Trai which the regulator has pondered upon in the last year and then rolled them out after a lot of deliberation. These rules will become effective on March 1 across the... Read More