Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Varun Kashyap & Sridevi Reddy
Co-Founders, Zithara.ai
Transforming Indian Offline Retail and Customer Engagement Using AI

DTH operators used to charge a lot from the customers for new connections, however, that has changed over the last one year. Right after the new Trai tariff regime became effective, service providers started reducing prices of their Set-Top Boxes in a bid to keep the subscriber addition intact. Tata Sky, which is currently the biggest DTH operator in the country, is providing a new HD connection at just Rs 1,399. Amongst the current DTH operators, Sun Direct is charging Rs 1,999 for an HD Set-Top Box, which will be followed by D2h. Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV are also charging around Rs 1,500 for a new HD connection which is reasonable. The best part of choosing Dish TV is users will get a one-month subscription at no extra cost. Continue reading to know more about the current HD connection charges from DTH operators for new customers.

Tata Sky New HD Connection Costs Rs 1,399
Starting with Tata Sky, the company has recently slashed the price of its HD Set-Top Box by Rs 100 to make it Rs 1,399. Right now, Tata Sky is delivering the industry’s cheapest HD Set-Top Box beating the likes of Airtel Digital TV and Dish TV. Despite having the premium operator tag, it is good to see Tata Sky offering a new HD Set-Top Box at Rs 1,399. In fact, prices of Tata Sky’s HD and SD STBs are the same at Rs 1,399. New Tata Sky users will not get any free channel pack subscriptions.
Dish TV New HD Connection Costs Rs 1,590
As part of its limited period offer, Dish TV is currently selling the DishNXT HD Set-Top Box at Rs 1,590. Users choosing Dish TV will also get one-month channel pack subscription, lifetime warranty for Set-Top Box and Rs 2,000 coupons worth from Coupon Duniya at no extra cost.