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Chakri K April 11th, 2020 1:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Makes Set-Top Interoperability Mandatory, DTH Operators Have 6 Months to Adopt New Standards

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been in talks with industry stakeholders for a while to bring Set-Top Box (STB) interoperability to India. Right now, the STBs offered by Cable TV operators are non-interoperable, meaning the same STB cannot be used across different service providers. However, the STBs of DTH operators comply with the license conditions to support Common Interface (CI) module based interoperability. But Trai states that the... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj April 8th, 2020 1:57 PM 6 COMMENTS

2G Subscribers Still Facing Connectivity and Recharge Issues: Trai

Trai has rounded up various telecom operators for extending the validity of prepaid plans for a specific group of subscribers. The telco list includes Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and the government-owned MTNL. Trai addressed the telecom operators and stated that 2G subscribers are still facing connectivity and recharge issues amid the lockdown period, reports ET Telecom. To ensure that telco users are connected in the difficult times, Trai... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj April 6th, 2020 7:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0 Implementation Might Affect TV Segment Revenues

Trai has rolled out new tariff order with new provisions which was challenged by multiple broadcaster and federations. However, currently the NTO 2.0 has been sub-judice, and as per a new report by FICCI-EY 2020, it is estimated that the TV Segment revenues might take a hit of Rs 1,500 crore to Rs 2,000 crore. Trai in NTO 2.0 has announced specific provisions which might result in loss of Jobs.... Read More

Chakri K April 1st, 2020 7:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0: Long-Term Recharge Options from DTH Operators Detailed

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... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 26th, 2020 7:10 PM 6 COMMENTS

3 Major Changes Brought by Trai NTO 2.0 for Consumers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on January 1, 2020, made several changes to its 2017 initial tariff order with the new changes focusing on Network Capacity Fee (NCF) and broadcaster pricing. While certain elements of the order are being challenged in courts, the majority of the tariff order were implemented from March 1, 2020. Trai said that “the amendments will usher in better consumer offerings, more flexible tariff... Read More

Chakri K March 22nd, 2020 2:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0: Cable TV Operators Fail to Implement Changes as Consumers Complain

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced new amendments to its National Tariff Order (NTO) 1.0 at the start of this year. The sector regulator ordered broadcasters, Cable TV & DTH operators to implement the new rules by March 1, 2020. However, the NTO 2.0 rules are yet to implemented by broadcasters and Cable TV operators. DTH operators, on the other hand, have successfully implemented new NTO 2.0 rules... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj March 18th, 2020 4:22 PM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Plans to Enhance Network Quality by building In-house Platforms

DoT has been collecting call records of the masses to check the poor network quality. To enhance the network quality, the Department of Telecommunications or DoT is planning to build in-house platforms which would be backed by the big data analytics collected by the telecom department. However, the call data collection by DoT has been criticised by various telecom operators as they consider it as unnecessary. But as per DoT,... Read More

Chakri K March 17th, 2020 2:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0: Coronavirus Scare to Help Broadcasters Increase Viewership

Covid-19 has been causing trouble for various industries around the globe. Government officials have already advised everyone to avoid public meetings and outdoor plans. Recently, India has surpassed approximately 120 positive cases. To ensure maximum safety, the government has already declared holidays till March 31, 2020, and has shut down malls, school, theatres and other public gatherings. However, amidst the virus threat, broadcasters will likely improve their viewership as quarantined... Read More

Chakri K March 16th, 2020 4:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Might Amend its Petition Regarding Trai NTO 2.0

The New Tariff Order rolled out by Trai has been challenged by various broadcasters and DTH operators. Earlier, the leading DTH service provider of India, Tata Sky challenged specific provisions of the new NTO 2.0 in Delhi High Court. However, Tata Sky is planning to add new amendments in their writ petition against the NTO 2.0, which was introduced by Trai at the beginning of 2020. As per Tata Sky,... Read More

P K Tarun March 14th, 2020 3:56 PM 64 COMMENTS

Trai Floor Pricing: Telcos Suggest per GB Price of Rs 35

Trai’s consultation paper ‘Tariff Issue of Telecom Services’ and its floor tariff regime might serve as financial aid for the telecom sector as the industry is facing a cash-crunch situation because of the massive AGR dues. Telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio earlier appealed Trai to set up a floor tariff. Not only this, government officials reached to Trai and asked them to fasten up the... Read More

Arpit Sharma March 12th, 2020 4:39 PM 10 COMMENTS

Trai Alleges Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea of QoS Violation, COAI Defends

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is responsible for being the watchdog of the industry and is always acting at the hem of the telecom operators as a vigil authority. In all its power, Trai has also now said that Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel might have lapsed on quality of service terms quite a few times. Trai mandates the QoS terms in the country, but the telecom operators... Read More

Chakri K March 12th, 2020 7:01 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai NTO 2.0: Hathway, Den Networks and Other Cable TV Operators Yet to Apply New Rules

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) firmly said that the new amendments to National Tariff Order (NTO) or NTO 2.0 would become effective on March 1. While all the DTH operators complied with Trai, it is not the case with Cable TV service providers. Earlier, we have reported that Siti Networks and Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd (TCCL) revised the NCF and Multi TV charges as per Trai's... Read More