I think public defeat was not directly by TRAI but by the Broadcasters and DPO's who used TRAI Tariff order to raise their profits as many channel rates are increased four fold from earlier prices in 2018.
Already fiscal deficit is 4% so if they do it then it will shoot up to more than 10% which will push India towards becoming Pakistan a failed state, where PM is selling his cars to run nation and asking donation to built dam and becoming a Chinese colony after getting independence from British colony just 70 years ago