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February 15th, 2019 11:17 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Asked to Explain Reason for Tariff Order Deadline Extension by Delhi HC

It seems that now the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) may be caught in another legal affair after a notification which it updated a few days back. Delhi High Court has asked Trai to submit an affidavit explaining its announcement. Chief Justice Rajendra Menon has asked Trai to explain why it has extended the deadline for the implementation of new tariff rule till March 31, while the new tariffs... Read More

February 13th, 2019 5:26 PM 13 COMMENTS

Trai Sends Out Showcause Notices to Idea Cellular and BSNL for Not Meeting Call Drop Norms

Two top telecom operators, Idea Cellular and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) receive showcause notices from the telecom regulator Trai for not meeting the call drop norms in some service areas. These showcause notices from Trai are for the quarter that ended on September 30, 2018. This news was informed to Parliament by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha earlier today. Furthermore, it's also confirmed that the two operators received notices on... Read More

February 13th, 2019 3:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Asks Operators Not to Charge More Than the Current Monthly Bill Under the Best Fit Plan

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which has extended the channel selection deadline till March 31, 2019, has now asserted that operators should not charge the users more than their current monthly bill under the 'Best-Fit' plan. During the deadline extension meeting that took place on February 11, Trai has come to a decision that every Distribution Platform Operator (DPO) should create a 'Best Fit Plan' based on the... Read More

February 12th, 2019 7:29 PM 29 COMMENTS

Trai Extends Channel Selection Deadline to March 31, Urges DPOs to Create Best Fit Plans

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the new pricing mandate for the DTH providers and broadcasters back in 2017. However, the rule came into effect in December 2018. After the implementation of the tariff rule, there has been a struggle going on the industry for the migration of the subscribers to the Trai based plans. All parties including the DTH providers, MSOs, local cable operators have been working... Read More

February 12th, 2019 5:09 PM 6 COMMENTS

Dish TV Expects 20% Reduction in Content Charges After Introduction of New Trai Tariff Order

DTH provider, Dish TV has said that courtesy of the new Trai tariff order, the content charges are expected to come down by as much as 20% for the company. The provider has also said that since the new Trai order has taken aback the MSOs (Multi System Operators) by a shock, the DTH platforms will benefit as they will get more subscribers. There is likely a hint of truth... Read More

February 11th, 2019 1:46 PM 19 COMMENTS

TV Subscribers Face Trouble in Viewing Pay Channels Post Migration to Trai Based Channel Packs

Lately, subscribers of every DTH operator or cable operator are scratching their heads because for most of the population the migration process to the new Trai tariff regime has got them confused about what they need to do. Without proper information and full knowledge of the TV channel selection process, the subscribers are facing troubles. In Kolkata, however, a new matter has surfaced where subscribers are dealing with a whole... Read More

February 8th, 2019 7:37 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai Confirms NCF Charges Waive Off for DTH Subscribers With Multiple Connections

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had introduced the new pricing mandate for channels, broadcasters and cable operators thus bringing in a massive change in pricing back in 2017. The pricing scheme based on the new tariff regime went effective on December 29 in 2018 and to allow a smooth transition of subscribers to the new tariff regime the DTH providers were given till February 1, after which the... Read More

February 7th, 2019 7:02 AM 3 COMMENTS

Dish TV Announces New Add-On Packs Across Various Languages and Genres

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had set the deadline for the implementation of the Trai based tariff plans on February 1, 2019. The regulator has also requested the DTH providers and cable operators to speed up the migration process for the subscribers to transition to the new Trai based channel packs. All the service providers and DTH operators have come out announcing their various packs and channel packs... Read More

February 6th, 2019 7:11 PM 8 COMMENTS

Trai Issues Showcause Notice to Airtel for Disrupting Service in Middle of Migration Process

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which introduced a new tariff mandate last year had warned the DTH operators and cable service providers that the consumers should not be shown a black screen in case they have sufficient balance in their accounts during the migration process to the new packs. However, as per the latest update from PTI, Airtel has received a show-cause notice from the regulator as consumers... Read More

February 6th, 2019 4:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Asks Service Providers to Introduce Special Packs for Users With Multiple TV Connections

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday asserted that price-sensitive consumers would see a drop in their monthly bills as market forces come to play under the new tariff regime for broadcasting and cable services, and strongly contested a Crisil report that claimed that costs might rise by 25%. Addressing a conference, Trai Chairman R S Sharma said the assumptions made in the said report had been "wrong... Read More

February 4th, 2019 5:02 PM 25 COMMENTS

New Tariff Order by Trai to Increase TV Subscription Bill for Most Users: Report

The new tariff order by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which came into effect from February 1 is expected to increase the monthly bill of most subscribers of television channels, but benefit popular channels, a report said. The network capacity fee and channel prices announced by broadcasters and distributors as per Trai's new guidelines could increase the monthly bill of most subscribers of television channels, according to rating... Read More

February 1st, 2019 7:06 AM 15 COMMENTS

The Only Channel Selection Guide You Will Need to Read for Tata Sky, Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the norms of its new tariff framework back in 2017, and the same mandate will finally see the light of the day today. Up till now, the regulator has been urging all the subscribers to choose their respective plans and make their choices about the Trai based channel packs. Most DTH providers like Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV and MSOs including have... Read More

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