Trai NTO 2.0: Airtel Digital TV and Tata Sky Users to Get Relief from Current Multi TV NCF Prices

A lot of TV viewers in India right now are waiting for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to implement the National Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 at the earliest. Trai is all set to bring a lot of changes to the current tariff regime, which became effective last year. NTO 1.0 forced a lot of TV subscribers to move away from their Cable TV and DTH subscriptions because of higher NCF charges, new prices of a-la-carte channels, and more importantly, Trai’s decision to leave the Multi TV NCF charges to operators. The upcoming tariff amendments address every single issue of the NTO 1.0. Trai to set a cap on Multi TV NCF charges under NTO 2.0 which a lot of subscribers will like. Right now, Tata Sky is charging full NCF of Rs 153 from every Multi TV user, whereas Airtel Digital TV is charging a discount NCF of Rs 80 for the first 100 channels. This is set to change in the coming weeks once the new tariff order becomes effective.

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Trai to Cap Multi TV NCF Charges at 40% of Primary Connection’ NCF

In the National Tariff Order 1.0, Trai left it to DTH and Cable TV operators on whether they can provide discounts on NCF for Multi TV connections. NCF or Network Capacity Fee is applicable to every DTH/Cable TV connection and even for Multi TV connections. So taking this order from Trai as granted, Tata Sky started charging full NCF of Rs 153 for every secondary or Multi TV connection. This move from the country’s largest DTH operator irked a lot of subscribers. On the flip side, Airtel Digital TV is charging a discounted NCF of Rs 80 from Multi TV users, followed by Dish TV which collects just Rs 50 as NCF for secondary connections.