The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the national tariff order to bring about a much-needed change in the broadcasting and DTH industry of India. This tariff order by the sector regulator brought transparency and significant pricing changes in the sector. It also emphasised rules on quality of service … Read More
While there were a lot of sceptics surrounding the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime which went to effect on March 31, 2019, there was also a little talk about positive long term effects of this implementation. Now that the DTH and broadcasting industry is nearing full integration with … Read More
Trai on Tuesday asked telecom firms to submit a status report over complaints regarding pesky calls, on a monthly basis starting September, setting in motion a monitoring system for the new framework that aims to check unwarranted telemarketing calls and messages. “…the Authority…hereby directs all access service providers to submit… … Read More
In the DTH and broadcasting industry, there has been a long controversy going on related to the long-term channel packs which the DTH operators used to provide to their subscribers before the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime. However, the coming of the new regulatory framework has brought a … Read More
Trai or Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has been under pressure over the last few months because of the new broadcasting regime it introduced earlier this year. Once the new mandate became fully effective from April 1, 2019, several DTH and Cable TV users complained of increased monthly TV bills. After three months … Read More
Telecom regulator, Trai, has been under pressure over the last few months owing to the sub-par implementation of the new tariff regime. A lot of DTH and Cable TV viewers complained that their monthly TV bill has become higher after the new tariff mandate. After three months of fully implementing … Read More
The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) which is the top wing of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted a green flag to Trai’s recommendations of levying a Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for denying sufficient Points of Interconnection (PoIs) to Reliance Jio. This report comes … Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been ideating on the entry-level net worth value for the eligibility of multi-system operators (MSOs). After a long wait, today Trai has released its recommendations on “Entry-level Net-worth requirement of Multi-System Operators (MSOs) in Cable TV Services”. To recall, the Ministry of … Read More
Information and Broadcast Minister, Prakash Javadekar has said that there has been no incidents of Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider breaching the new Trai tariff regime in terms of pricing. He said that all the DTH operators have been found adhering to the norms set up by the Telecom Regulatory Authority … Read More
Ever since the new broadcasting tariff regime by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) came out, DTH and Cable TV subscribers are complaining about increased TV bills. Several customers across the world said that their TV bills saw an increase of at least 15% under the new mandate. Even Trai … Read More
Information and Broadcasting ministry (IMB) led by Prakash Javadekar has spoken about the issue of cable monopoly, which will require further consultation from the industry stakeholders. This has been said on the ground that the implementation done by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on its recommendations has multi-dimensional … Read More
The telecom regulator is not in a position to modify its previously recommended penalty on Vodafone India and Idea Cellular (now merged) and Bharti Airtel as it is bound by the provisions of Trai Act, according to a senior Trai official. Citing the clauses in the Act, the regulator recently … Read More
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