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

Over the phase of the last 18 months, the Indian broadcasting sector has gone through some major changes, thanks to the introduction of National Tariff Order (NTO) by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The regulator brought several changes to the industry like the introduction of Network Capacity Fee (NCF), removal of actual long-term plans, Free-to-Air (FTA) channels concept and more. NTO 1.0 made users moving away from their TV subscriptions, but Trai finetuned it and introduced NTO 2.0 at the start of 2020 which is again making users recharge their TV subscriptions. With NTO 1.0, we saw the Long-Term Plans phasing away, but that didn’t stop DTH operators from introducing new ways to lock users for a longer period. DTH service providers came up with long-term recharge options as part of which a user can recharge the same plan for up to 12 months to enjoy additional benefits. Continue reading to know more about the current long-term recharge plans on offer from Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV, D2h and Sun Direct.

Tata Sky Long-Term Recharge Option: What You Get?
Tata Sky Cashback offer allows users to get one month of free service on 12 months recharge. For example, if an existing Tata Sky user recharges a single channel pack for 12 months, then the company will credit an additional one month of extra validity within 48 hours. Tata Sky users opting for a long-term recharge can also avail other features like temporary account suspension, flexibility to add/drop channels at will and avoid the hassle of recharging every month.