Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

DTH operators Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV and D2h have introduced long-term channel packs under the new tariff rule by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Tata Sky is providing a Flexi Annual plan which allows users to get up to 30 days of extra free service and Dish TV also has a similar offer. Airtel Digital TV, on the other hand, is leading the pack with more than 100 long-term channel packs as we have listed in this article. Dish TV, on the other hand, is offering up to 30 days of extra service to the subscribers under a new offer. After the new tariff rule, it was very tough for DTH operators to provide long-term plans, but Trai has ordered them to reintroduce the plans and consumers are benefitted with the move.

Up to Five Months Free Recharge from D2h
When it comes to long-term subscription plans, there is no DTH provider which has currently surpassed D2h’s offer. As per D2h’s listing, the provider is giving away seven days of additional subscription on a 3-month plan, 15 days of additional subscription on a 6-month plan, 30 days of additional subscription on an 11-month subscription plan. Additionally, the provider is going a step ahead by offering 60 days of additional subscription on subscription plan of 22 months, 90 days of additional subscription on long term subscription of 33 months, 120 days of additional subscription on 44 month long subscription plan and lastly 150 days or five months’ worth of free additional subscription on subscribing to D2h’s services for 55 months.
Dish TV Offering Up to 30 Days of Free Recharge
Dish TV’s structure of offer is quite similar to D2h’s, but it has an upper cap on the number of free days it is giving away on long term recharges. Subscribers will get seven days of additional subscription on a 3-month subscription plan, 15 days extra on the 6-months subscription plan and 30 days of subscription fee on an 11-month plan.