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March 2nd, 2019 6:09 PM 4 COMMENTS

DTH Providers Asked by Trai to Continue Offering Long-Validity Plans

Since the last few days, there has been a stunning silence in the broadcasting sector and both the telecom regulator and service providers are busy in migrating the remaining customers to the new tariff regime. It's already a piece of known news that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has extended the deadline of choosing channel packs until March 31, 2019. On the brighter side, it also confirmed that... Read More

February 28th, 2019 6:38 PM 10 COMMENTS

Subscribers Should Not Get Any Additional Channels for Subscription Apart from Mandatory Channels: Trai

Some subscribers of DTH companies registered complaints online saying that their service provider was not allowing them full flexibility to change select channels and was urging them to add channels on top of the pre-selected channels. As obvious, the subscribers were being forced to pay more than what was required since they had not made the selection for these channels. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) took the matter into... Read More

February 27th, 2019 6:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Will Stick to its Recommended Price for 5G Spectrum: RS Sharma

Telecom regulator Trai will stick to its recommended price for spectrum including that for 5G services, its Chairman R S Sharma said after leading telecom operators complained about high base prices for the sale of frequencies. Trai Chairman R S Sharma said that the regulator, however, has recommended various measures to lower levies on the sector to help improve the financial health of stressed operators. "We have given reserve price... Read More

February 25th, 2019 1:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Tells DPOs to Follow Stiff Rules Regarding Genre Wise Listing of Channels

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is now closely watching every DTH and cable operator along with the broadcasters to ensure that the proper implementation of the new tariff rule happens. In the past few days, the regulator has already issued notifications informing about some changes and details and the tariff rule, and now the regulator has tightened the noose around the DPOs as it is urging them to... Read More

February 24th, 2019 8:00 PM 3 COMMENTS

Trai to Take Appropriate Action on BARC India for Not Publishing Rating and TV Viewership Data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has warned the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) for not publishing rating and viewership data during the consumer migration to new tariff regime. If BARC India doesn't publish the data immediately, the Trai will initiate 'appropriate action,' for non-compliance of its orders. In the directive issued by Trai, it stated that BARC India should publish the data by February 25, 2019, and if... Read More

February 23rd, 2019 7:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Considering New Methodology for Mobile Number Portability Charges

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) began a review of transaction charges involved in network port-outs, in the backdrop of the recent revamp of the mobile number portability (MNP) rules and processes. The regulator, through a consultation paper, has sought stakeholders' views on whether the 'per port transaction charges', currently pegged at up to Rs 4, should continue to be computed as per the existing methodology or be moved to... Read More

February 22nd, 2019 7:01 PM 0 COMMENTS

Nearly 57% DTH Subscribers Are Part of the New Tariff Framework: Trai

Amidst all the happenings in the broadcasting sector regarding the new tariff regime, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today stated that almost all the Cable TV subscribers have made their choices based on the new pricing scheme that was extended to be effective from March 31, 2019. The Cable TV operators had informed Trai that almost all the consumers have exercised their plans while the remaining ones are... Read More

February 21st, 2019 3:40 PM 4 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Assures Delhi HC and Trai of Timely Subscriber Migration to New Tariff Regime

Tata Sky, a major DTH provider of India, has locked horns with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in a legal battle which is ongoing in the Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court on Thursday suspended Tata Sky’s ongoing legal battle, in which Airtel Digital TV, Discovery and Sun Direct are also a part. In its latest move, Delhi High Court has adjourned the case till March 11.... Read More

February 21st, 2019 10:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

DoT Panel to Decide Proposed Rs 3,000 Crore Penalty by Trai on Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Today

The Digital Communications Commission, an inter-ministerial panel of the Department of Telecom, will examine the Trai recommendations of a penalty of Rs 3,000 crore on the allegation of breach of quality of service licensing condition against Airtel, Vodafone and Idea who had not merged then as well as a VRS scheme for struggling PSU, MTNL. The second meeting of the DCC will undertake an examination of a Trai recommendation of... Read More

February 20th, 2019 7:04 AM 15 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Multi TV Connection Charges Gets Cheaper, DTH Operator Also Slashed Prices of Channel Packs

When the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced a new pricing regime, it did not specify rules regarding multiple TV connections by the same person under the same roof. As such, different DTH providers are taking different routes to price their second connection in a single home. While D2h has announced that it would charge Rs 50 as flat NCF fee from its subscribers for the second channel, Tata... Read More

February 18th, 2019 6:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Trai Tightens Cable TV Repair Rules, No Payment for Operators 72 Hours After Complaint Filing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the new tariff regime which changed a lot of things about the pricing of channels, channel packs, and the way of operation for cable and DTH operators. However, in its run-up to the tariff implementation deadline of March 31, the regulator is ensuring that it is addressing the various grievances that the subscribers are facing whether it is related to late activation... Read More

February 15th, 2019 5:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Sun Direct Unveils HD and SD Regional Base Packages In-Line With Trai Rules

South India's popular Direct-to-the-Home (DTH) service provider, Sun Direct, has unveiled a wide-range DPO packages based on the new pricing scheme from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Sun Direct has launched numerous DPO packs across various languages for both the SD and HD users. While the HD DPO packs launched are just three, the SD DPO packs unveiled are 12. Furthermore, Sun Direct has already removed NCF charges... Read More

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