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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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), … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) appealed the Kerala High Court and challenged certain provisions of the new tariff order and interconnection regulation. The federation asked the supreme bench to put a stay on clauses relating to the placement of channels in EPG, carriage fee cap of Rs 4 Lakh … Read More
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