Discussion TRAI announced important changes in the Tariff Order

[KGF]

From my side, If we people r thinking new rules are made for us you are wrong. They removed 19 rs cap price. So they will increase their price of high rates channels and they will not include these channels to any of pack...
Let's see what happens...
They already messed up. So i don't think they will do anything good to people.
People are asking brodcaster find loop holes for new rules but i think they kept loop holes for benifits of brodcaster...

There was never ANY kind of max price cap on ANY channel. Even today they can price whatever they want for their channels.

 

[iDJ]

There was never ANY kind of max price cap on ANY channel. Even today they can price whatever they want for their channels.

Only channels with ads is capped at ₹19.

 

[Siva]

Only channels with ads is capped at ₹19.

No, the cap was always based on whether or not they can provide the channel as part of bouquets or not. Previously, it was 19 and now 12. There is no ceiling based on whether or not they telecast ads!

 

[Vikramjit Singh]

They are making us fool. Why not reduced NCF for people who see less channels? I think no genuine customer see more than 100 channels

 

[Velu61]

In my guess, after reading carefully, the 19Rs channels will not get any price cut and they won't be included in bouquet. People who need HD channels will have to choose only 19 Rs channels. The other channels will get price hike. So the overall subscription being paid now will not come down. The only relief will be from NCF that too only for multi tv. The NCF for single connection will not come down as Rs 130 is not reduced. So as usual TRAI messing the issue. Unless price is capped for individual channels, nothing will get changed. I will not surprised if the subscription gets higher.

 

[KGF]

Only channels with ads is capped at ₹19.

No. Ads and price of channel were never linked.

 

[DearAjay]

now ready to watch remaining kabad channels for 160+tax to make count to 200.
bouquet would be made with sd channels (12rs.) and hd channels will be sold ala carte at same price
trai would be fooled by broadcaster once again.

 

[KGF]

now ready to watch remaining kabad channels for 160+tax to make count to 200.
bouquet would be made with sd channels (12rs.) and hd channels will be sold ala carte at same price
trai would be fooled by broadcaster once again.

Without bouquet, nobody would subscribe to Star's overpriced HD English channels.

 

[Maveric]

No change in consumer point of view. NCF not reduced, it’s a pricing game for broadcasters in formation of bouquets and a la carte channel rates. So, never expect reduction in Cable/DTH bill from March.

Exactly !
Again TRAI came with complicated rule which is not in favor of consumers:
NCF is still the biggest reason of inflated bill
Broadcasters are charging maximum NCF though they can reduce it
On the name of Free Channels they are force feeding useless shopping/other channels in big numbers
The rule is still very complicated, Most of people love a simple bouquet system which contains popular channels at reasonable rate.

 

[Nagi Reddy]

From my side, If we people r thinking new rules are made for us you are wrong. They removed 19 rs cap price. So they will increase their price of high rates channels and they will not include these channels to any of pack...
Let's see what happens...
They already messed up. So i don't think they will do anything good to people.
People are asking brodcaster find loop holes for new rules but i think they kept loop holes for benifits of brodcaster...

Broadcasters have to reduce the prices ala carte consumers frustration with trai rules