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May 6th, 2019 11:17 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Sends Directions to Five MSOs for Violating Customer Service Norms

In its latest move to ensure proper customer service and stringent compliance with the new regulatory framework, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has brought five Multi System Operators (MSOs) from West Bengal under the crosshair. Trai has been lately sending out notices to the DTH operators, cable TV services providers and now MSOs for non-compliance with the new rules of the TV and broadcasting industry. The regulator has... Read More

May 4th, 2019 7:45 PM 8 COMMENTS

Cable Operators Might Charge Service Fee from Subscribers, Trai Yet to Give Approval

After the introduction of the national tariff order by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the industry has undergone a change across many verticals. Whether it is viewership, channel prices, or revenue, every parameter has either gone up or down. But, amidst this, Cable TV service providers have come under the pile of dominos that stumbled as the result of the new regulatory framework. These operators have been facing... Read More

May 4th, 2019 10:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime Will Open New Markets for DPOs, Says GTPL Hathway Business Head

Like we have mentioned before, the new national tariff order (NTO) by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has had negative and positive effects. For the cable TV service providers and broadband service provider GTPL, the impact of the mandate has mostly been bumpy and troubling. The operators hasn’t seen a good quarter after the implementation of the new tariff regime. But, even then, GTPL Hathway sees a good... Read More

May 3rd, 2019 11:48 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Says Govt Should Look into Agencies Holding Spectrum, Asks for Proper Commercial Use of Natural Resource

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which had previously made recommendations to the DoT over administrative allocation of the spectrum being a policy decision, is now urging the government to look at spectrum as a scarce natural resource, said an ET Telecom report. As per the sector regulator, the government should look at various departments and agencies which are holding the spectrum so that it can be used effectively... Read More

May 1st, 2019 7:58 PM 5 COMMENTS

Trai Asks for More Details from Bharti Airtel on Segmented and Customised Offers

The Indian telecom regulator, Trai will question Airtel and will ask for more details on the offers which it has rolled out for specific customers and on linked plans, detailed a ET Telecom report. The Trai official said that the regulator would look deeply into the offers which Airtel provided to select customers based on certain conditions and on a segmented basis. A senior official from Trai said, “Bharti Airtel... Read More

April 29th, 2019 3:29 PM 0 COMMENTS

BARC Comes Up With Counter Arguments Against Trai Consultation Paper on Audience Measurement Ratings

The Broadcasters Audience Research Council (BARC) of India has come up with its counter-arguments on the consultation paper ‘Review of Television Audience Measurement and Ratings in India’ by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) which was presented by the many stakeholders. The BARC has noted that in the entire consultation paper, some of the submissions made by the authority are identical and have motivation against the interest and functioning... Read More

April 27th, 2019 5:31 PM 4 COMMENTS

FTA Channels Likely to Get More Viewership Than Paid Regional Channels Under New Trai Mandate

Over the last few years in India, regional content viewership has seen a massive rise with consumers attracted to their televisions. Broadcasters are also upping the ante with every passing day to air the content which will attract the users and glue them to their TVs. There are some popular channels across all the regional channels, but it's said that the new tariff regime introduced by Trai will deliver a... Read More

April 25th, 2019 7:04 AM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Now Issues Notice to Dish TV For Violation of Norms After Bringing Airtel Digital TV Under Scrutiny

With almost a month into the new Trai tariff regime, we have definitely come to know that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is not slacking off with the implementation of its latest pricing framework. The sector regulator has been stringent about the new rules since day one and is continuously keeping track of the DTH players under strict scrutiny to find any violation of the quality of service... Read More

April 24th, 2019 7:25 PM 0 COMMENTS

Cable TV Market Share Dominated By Top 15 MSOs, Only 22% Share Occupied by Rest 1,100 Players: Trai

In its new white paper released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), the regulator noted that around 15 big MSOs (Multi System Operators) control 78% of the cable TV market in India, as opposed to the other small MSOs which occupy only 22% of the market share. Trai also noted that there are around total 1100 MSOs in the country, out of which the top 15 make up... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 5:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Hopes to Finalise Views on OTT Services by May-End

Telecom regulator Trai hopes to finalise, by May-end its views on whether Over-The-Top (OTT) services like Whatsapp and Skype should be brought under the regulatory regime, an issue on which it has kept an "open mind" and studied global best practices and European model, a top official said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman R S Sharma told PTI that the regulator has also studied the European Electronic Communications... Read More

April 23rd, 2019 9:48 AM 14 COMMENTS

DTH Operators Should Not Force Subscribers to Choose Bouquets or Curated Packs: Trai

When Trai announced the new broadcasting framework back in 2017, it promised transparency and complete rights of choosing channels would be with the customer. However, the new tariff mandate is fully effective and several customers are still facing issues related to channel selection and other issues which the service providers are unable to solve. Last week, it was reported that Trai had issued showcause notices to six Cable TV operators... Read More

April 21st, 2019 9:21 AM 41 COMMENTS

Trai Chairman Reaffirms TV Subscription Bill Reduced by Up to 15% Under New Pricing Framework

The new pricing framework introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has made headlines in the last few months along with the chairman of the body, RS Sharma. After a lot of hurdles and delays, Trai has finally managed to bring the new rule to effect thus instilling transparency and new pricing techniques into the broadcast and TV industry in general. However, there has been a debate going... Read More

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