Breaking TRAI revised the tariff order again, lifts the limits on NCF and increases the maximum discount on channels to 45%

[Bittoo]

1.So now operators can have ncf of secondary connection equal to primary.

2. distributors can now offer discount on MRP of a channel on secondary connections

3.They can't compress the quality of a channel and input quality must be equal to output quality.

So now airtel can't compress the quality of sansad tv hd channel

 

[Zeta Reticuli]

90 Days ??

Yes,
But clause 2,7 & 8 come into force from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette.

 

[Elvin Paul]

Discounts in the channels part of the bouquets up to 45%

I think this is already in place after the amendment in NTO 2.0 ie, NTO 3.0.
In NTO 2.0, the proposed maximum discount was 33%. NTO 2.0 was long pending and was implemented as NTO 3.0 with amendments including this price capping policy. In the NTO 3.0, (present one) the maximum discount is 45%. There was no NTO 2.0 and we saw direct shift from NTO 1.0 to NTO 3.0.
Take Sun Malayalam Basic bouquet as an example. The bouquet was introduced in NTO 1.0. Then, the bouquet had a discount of 44.44%, even though more discounts was allowed. With NTO 2.0, the a la carte prices of channels were increased by Sun to comply with discount capping (max.33%). But, this was never implemented. With NTO 3.0 with max. discount capping of 45%, Sun reintroduced the bouquet that was formed in NTO 1.0 without any changes. This bouquet is the current running one. So, what does this 4th revision mean?

 

[BtheSTAR]

Expected! So Many Negative Feedback On Current Tariffs

So TRAI Reacted!

Any benefit, nothing

 

[Shark]

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2024 (1 of 2024); Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (4 of 2024); the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Standards of Quality of Service and Consumer Protection (Addressable Systems) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (3 of 2024) and also recommendations to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on ‘Listing of channels in Electronic Programme Guide and Upgrading DD Free Dish platform to an Addressable System’. These amendments, except for few clauses, shall come into force after 90 days from the date of its publication in the official gazette.

A. Tariff Order

Ceilings of Rs 130 for 200 channels and Rs 160 on more than 200 channels have been removed on Network Capacity Fee (NCF) and is kept under forbearance to make it market driven as well as equitable. Service provider may now charge different NCF based on number of channels, different regions, different customer classes or any combination thereof. To ensure transparency, all such charges have to be mandatorily published by the service providers and communicated to the consumers besides reporting to the TRAI.
DPOs have now been permitted to offer discount up to 45% while forming their bouquets to enable flexibility for them in forming bouquets and to offer attractive deals to the consumers. Earlier this discount was permitted only up to 15%.
A pay channel available at no subscription fee on the DTH platform of the public service broadcaster has to be declared free-to-air by the broadcaster of the channel for all the addressable distribution platforms also so as to have a level-playing field.
DPOs have been mandated to declare tariff of their platform services.

TRAI notifies amendments to regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services and releases

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable)

pib.gov.in

 

[Esmail]

If the distinction between carriage fee of an SD and HD channel is removed then DPO's should just provide HD feed of channels where it is available and not waste bandwidth on SD feed of the same channel.
Subscribers SD boxes should be mandatorily upgraded to HD boxes and if their TV supports only SD then they can connect it via RCA composite cable to view on it, and when they upgrade to an HD TV they can connect the same set top box to it via HDMI cable for better resolution viewing at the same price.

 

[Siva]

I think this is already in place after the amendment in NTO 2.0 ie, NTO 3.0.
In NTO 2.0, the proposed maximum discount was 33%. NTO 2.0 was long pending and was implemented as NTO 3.0 with amendments including this price capping policy. In the NTO 3.0, (present one) the maximum discount is 45%. There was no NTO 2.0 and we saw direct shift from NTO 1.0 to NTO 3.0.
Take Sun Malayalam Basic bouquet as an example. The bouquet was introduced in NTO 1.0. Then, the bouquet had a discount of 44.44%, even though more discounts was allowed. With NTO 2.0, the a la carte prices of channels were increased by Sun to comply with discount capping (max.33%). But, this was never implemented. With NTO 3.0 with max. discount capping of 45%, Sun reintroduced the bouquet that was formed in NTO 1.0 without any changes. This bouquet is the current running one. So, what does this 4th revision mean?

45% discount in NTO 1.0 and 3.0 was only applicable for the broadcaster bouquets, the DPO curated bouquet discount was still capped at 15%. With the current amendment, the DPO bouquets could also be offered at 45% discount.

 

[Gopi27]

With NCF limit removed Cable operators may provide services with Zero NCF like before

 

[Rohit Kumar pcs]

I'n dd free dish may be encryption of singal implementation apply in future

 

[Bittoo]

B

With NCF limit removed Cable operators may provide services with Zero NCF like before

Bro currently it was upper lower not any lower limit.So if they would have intended,they must have provided it previously (Currently) like Sun Direct