March 12th, 2020 4:39 PM 10 COMMENTS

Trai Alleges Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea of QoS Violation, COAI Defends

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for being the watchdog of the industry and is always acting at the hem of the telecom operators as a vigil authority. In all its power, Trai has also now said that Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel might have lapsed on quality of service terms quite a few times. Trai mandates the QoS terms in the country, but the telecom operators... Read More

March 10th, 2020 12:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Kerala HC Holds Decision on Trai NTO 2.0 EPG Clause

All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) appealed the Kerala High Court and challenged certain provisions of the new tariff order and interconnection regulation. The federation asked the supreme bench to put a stay on clauses relating to the placement of channels in EPG, carriage fee cap of Rs 4 Lakh and LCN allocation by DPO’s. For the time being, Kerala High Court has just stayed the clause of placement of... Read More

March 9th, 2020 2:36 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.O Might Give Fierce Competition to Broadcasters from Multiplexes

Trai rolled out New Tariff Order 2.0 with significant changes in the entire pricing structure which were challenged by broadcasters. Many Broadcasters appealed the supreme court and asked the bench of Justice AA Syed and Justice Anuja Prabhudessai to provide an immediate interim stay or defer the new NTO which has been implemented by Trai from March 1, 2020. As per the broadcasters, the new NTO will limit their ability... Read More

March 6th, 2020 7:12 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0 Might Make Broadcasters Not Bundle Popular Channels in Bouquets

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) made DTH and Cable TV operators implement the key National Tariff Order 2.0 changes earlier this week. However, the biggest and major change is yet to happen. As you already know, Trai wants to bring transparency with the new amendments as broadcasters were offering heavy discounts on bouquets in the past. In NTO 2.0, a broadcaster or service provider will not be able... Read More

March 5th, 2020 4:53 PM 2 COMMENTS

Bombay High Court Holds Decision on Trai NTO 2.0

Bombay High Court witnessed various appeals from different broadcaster regarding Trai’s new NT0 2.0 as the new plan had some terms which were not supported by the broadcasters. However, the supreme bench has reserved its orders in the matter as both Trai and Broadcasters have shared their concerns and completed their arguments. Earlier, Bombay High Court asked the telecom regulator if they can defer the implementation of new NTO 2.0... Read More

March 4th, 2020 2:25 PM 10 COMMENTS

Trai Should Impose Uniform Floor Price: COAI

Industry body Cellular operators association of India addressed Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) and marked that floor prices must be applied to different types of subscribers and for all type of plan offerings. The association also noted that floor tariff is significant for data services. However, a floor price for voice calls and voice tariffs should remain under forbearance. Despite the recent hike in tariffs, fixing a floor price... Read More

March 2nd, 2020 4:46 PM 0 COMMENTS

Siti Networks and TCCL Revise Network Capacity Fee to Get Along With Trai NTO 2.0

Tamil Nadu based Multi-System Operators (MSO) Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd, (TCCL) along with Siti Networks have agreed and pushed the revised NCF rates mentioned in the NTO 2.0 by Trai. Earlier, the network capacity fee for 200 standard definition channels (SD) was Rs 130, excluding taxes. As per the new NTO 2.0 by Trai, Network Capacity Fee or NCF for 200 standard channels (SD) will be Rs 130... Read More

March 2nd, 2020 7:00 AM 4 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Order: D2h Implements New Rules But DTH Operators Fail to Change Bouquets

Following the footsteps of Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV, D2h became the third DTH operator to implement Trai's National Tariff Order 2.0 on its platform. Sun Direct also updated its NCF policy, but it is not in-line with new Trai rules so we might expect a change in the coming days. With this development, Dish TV remains the only DTH operator not to implement Trai's tariff regime 2020. Thankfully,... Read More

February 29th, 2020 6:18 PM 1 COMMENTS

Video Streaming Platforms Gain Attraction Post Trai New NTO 2.0

Trai has been saying good deeds about their revised NTO 2.0 structure as customers will enjoy the revised price structure in the new tariff order. However, reality shows another side of the story. As per the survey by YouGov which was done back in 2019, when the official orders were passed about the revised price structure, approximately 49% people who took part in the survey showed their interest and likeness... Read More

February 28th, 2020 2:18 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Says NTO 2.0 Will Be Implemented as Planned on March 1

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) addressed the supreme bench and noted that they could not defer implementation of new NTO 2.0, which was earlier challenged by multiple broadcasters. The new court of Justice Anuja Prabhudesai and Justice AA Syed earlier asked Trai if they can defer the new NTO 2.0 which was supposed to launch on March 1 and it was difficult for Bombay HC to go through... Read More

February 25th, 2020 1:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

MCOF Challenges Trai NTO 2.0 in Bombay High Court

Maharashtra Cable Operations Foundation (MCOF) along with Digital Cable Operators Association of Mumbai (DCOAM) have appealed to Bombay high court challenging the network capacity fee (NCF) introduced by Trai in NTO 2.0. The MCOF have challenged the decision of NCF cap of Rs 160 per month and discounts on second and additional TV connections decided by Trai. To settle the matter, the bench of Justice AA Syed and Justice Anuja... Read More

February 25th, 2020 12:31 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Gets Demand to Bring Floor Tariff In Action From Government

Government officials have reached out to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to fasten up the process and decide floor tariffs which would restore the long term viability of the telecom sector. According to the words of a senior government official “The regulator is being pushed to soon come out with a floor price, once the consultation completes this month.” Trai facing the burden from government and sector to fix... Read More

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