Trai Issues Reminder to Subscribers for Migrating to New Plans, Tata Sky Subscribers Still in the Dark

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been pushing DTH subscribers and cable subscribers to upgrade to the new tariff plans before the February 1 deadline. The regulator has been putting out notifications for the subscribers in every form and is requesting the subscribers to contact their respective provider to transition to the new plans and select their channels. However, even with so much going on, India’s largest DTH provider Tata Sky has not listed its channel packs and pricing and has asked its subscribers to wait for “tariff order to become applicable” and for “channel prices to be finalised”.

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Tata Sky Delays Implementation of Tariff Framework

With such situation, subscribers of Tata Sky have been rendered helpless, and the court has also even warned Tata Sky that if it does not go ahead with the implementation of the new tariff scheme, then it will risk blacking out the screens for its subscribers. Trai gave an entire month’s period for the subscribers to complete the migration process, but two weeks of that period have already lapsed. In its latest reminder, Trai said, “Subscribers are requested to exercise their options well before January 31, 2019, to continue to view their favourite channels. Subscribers are also advised not to wait for the last minute to avoid any inconvenience.”

However, there has been no update from Tata Sky hinting towards when it plans to implement the new tariff framework. Also, the subscribers of Tata Sky have been worried as to when they will get to migrate to the new plans in such a short time. Tata Sky’s scroll currently reads, “After the new Trai tariff order becomes applicable and the channel prices are finalised, we will contact you and migrate your plan.” Tata Sky has further added, “This could take a few days. Till we connect with you, enjoy your current plan at the existing prices.”