March 14th, 2019 7:19 AM 6 COMMENTS

Trai Scheme: Sun Direct Starts Offering DPO Packs in Regional Languages for Up to Six Months

There's no doubt that the new tariff regime by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is still the talk of the town. However, we have to admit that things are slowly settling down. Unlike earlier, subscribers are now at least able to view the channels which they've paid for and the FTA channels are working fine without any issues. There is still some section of users facing issues related... Read More

March 9th, 2019 8:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime to Effect Channel Viewership, FTA Channels Gain Viewers While Pay Channels Slip

The new tariff implementation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has brought some significant changes to the pricing pattern of channels, broadcasters and DTH providers. With the introduction of the new pricing regime, the consumers have to select their channel subscriptions once again, and this time around they will only be paying for the channels which they subscribe to. As such, there is expected to be some change... Read More

March 7th, 2019 2:35 PM 0 COMMENTS

After New Trai Tariff Regime Niche Channels Seek Inclusion in DPO Packs to Expand Reach

The new broadcasting tariff regime which is slowly spreading across the country through the migration process of the subscribers substantially changes the pricing and other regulatory parameters for the DTH providers and broadcasters. The big broadcasters have already hinted towards a high-stake game with the rollout of the new tariff regime, however, for standalone channels the stakes are even higher. These niche channel owners with their content targeted towards a... Read More

March 5th, 2019 5:50 PM 4 COMMENTS

Tata Sky and Airtel Digital TV Migrating Nearly Five Lakh Consumers Everyday to New Trai Tariff Regime

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said that the transition to the new tariff regime is going smoothly. However, the opinion of the public on this issue seems to be contrasting. Arvind Kumar, advisor on broadcasting for Trai has said that the regulator has not received many complaints regarding the new tariff regime. Kumar said to ET Telecom, “MSOs (multi-system operators) have told us that 100% of their... Read More

March 4th, 2019 5:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

D2h Bundles Genre and Language Wise FTA Channels for Rs 153 Under BST Packs

The Basic Service Tier (BST) pack being provided by some of the DTH providers are a good way to select FTA channels for your channel subscription pack. D2h, one of the biggest service provider in the industry was one of the few to first come up with the BST packs to allow its subscribers to make an easy choice about their FTA channels based on regions, languages and genres. After... Read More

March 4th, 2019 3:50 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Asks Independent TV to Justify the Current Tariff Plans in the Backdrop of New Framework

Broadcast regulator Trai has written to DTH operator Independent TV (formerly Big TV) asking it to justify its current tariff plans in the backdrop of the sector's new regulatory framework. In a letter to Independent TV, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has also called a meeting with the senior official of the DTH company on the said matter, Tuesday. The regulator flagged the issue after it received several... Read More

March 2nd, 2019 6:09 PM 4 COMMENTS

DTH Providers Asked by Trai to Continue Offering Long-Validity Plans

Since the last few days, there has been a stunning silence in the broadcasting sector and both the telecom regulator and service providers are busy in migrating the remaining customers to the new tariff regime. It's already a piece of known news that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline of choosing channel packs until March 31, 2019. On the brighter side, it also confirmed that... Read More

February 28th, 2019 6:38 PM 10 COMMENTS

Subscribers Should Not Get Any Additional Channels for Subscription Apart from Mandatory Channels: Trai

Some subscribers of DTH companies registered complaints online saying that their service provider was not allowing them full flexibility to change select channels and was urging them to add channels on top of the pre-selected channels. As obvious, the subscribers were being forced to pay more than what was required since they had not made the selection for these channels. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) took the matter into... Read More

February 27th, 2019 6:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Will Stick to its Recommended Price for 5G Spectrum: RS Sharma

Telecom regulator Trai will stick to its recommended price for spectrum including that for 5G services, its Chairman R S Sharma said after leading telecom operators complained about high base prices for the sale of frequencies. Trai Chairman R S Sharma said that the regulator, however, has recommended various measures to lower levies on the sector to help improve the financial health of stressed operators. "We have given reserve price... Read More

February 25th, 2019 1:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Tells DPOs to Follow Stiff Rules Regarding Genre Wise Listing of Channels

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is now closely watching every DTH and cable operator along with the broadcasters to ensure that the proper implementation of the new tariff rule happens. In the past few days, the regulator has already issued notifications informing about some changes and details and the tariff rule, and now the regulator has tightened the noose around the DPOs as it is urging them to... Read More

February 24th, 2019 8:00 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai to Take Appropriate Action on BARC India for Not Publishing Rating and TV Viewership Data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has warned the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for not publishing rating and viewership data during the consumer migration to new tariff regime. If BARC India doesn't publish the data immediately, the Trai will initiate 'appropriate action,' for non-compliance of its orders. In the directive issued by Trai, it stated that BARC India should publish the data by February 25, 2019, and if... Read More

February 23rd, 2019 7:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Considering New Methodology for Mobile Number Portability Charges

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) began a review of transaction charges involved in network port-outs, in the backdrop of the recent revamp of the mobile number portability (MNP) rules and processes. The regulator, through a consultation paper, has sought stakeholders' views on whether the 'per port transaction charges', currently pegged at up to Rs 4, should continue to be computed as per the existing methodology or be moved to... Read More

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