Good News TRAI wins the tariff order case against Star in Supreme Court

[Sreejith Ms]

Trai new tariff implementation before or after 29dec any chance to add all pending channels to all dth

 

[Mandeepsingh443657]

Friends it is a big fraud for customers. Star value rs49, sony network rs70, zee, rs 69,=190 rs and more network left. +130 rs fta compllousury for customers. Loot

 

[chermadurai]

Every distributor of television channels shall provide a hyperlink for “consumer corner”
on the home page of the website which shall be clearly visible and noticeable to visitors
without scrolling the page.
The Consumer Corner web page shall contain the following information including but not
limited to:
1. List of channels and bouquets available on the platform
(a) FTA channels
(b) Pay channels and their MRP and distributor retail price
(c) List of bouquets of FTA channels and their composition
(d) List of bouquets of pay channels formed by broadcaster with composition and their
respective MRP and distributor retail price
(e) List of bouquets of pay channels formed by the distributor with composition and
their distributor retail price
(f) Details of lock in period, if any, in respect of a-la-carte channel or bouquets,
2. Details of network capacity fee
(a) Network capacity fee of 100 SD channels
(b) Network capacity fee for additional capacity of 25 SD channels
(c) Composition of basic service tier of 100 SD FTA channel,
3. Subscription process for subscribing channels on a-la-carte basis
Details of the provisions made by the distributor of television channels for enabling a-
la-carte subscription of channels such as website, customer care centre, mobile apps etc
are to be provided,

More details pefer trai traiff regulation page 43

 

[dino29]

I remember reading in TRAI Tariff Order that operators r free to provide channels on a-la-carte basis at a price lower than MRP declared by broadcasters. How will this exactly work? If operator decides to give us channels at lower price then will broadcaster accept it? Also if it will work with mutual agreement then won't it then lead to unequal competition ?

 

[Sarkar]

I remember reading in TRAI Tariff Order that operators r free to provide channels on a-la-carte basis at a price lower than MRP declared by broadcasters. How will this exactly work? If operator decides to give us channels at lower price then will broadcaster accept it? Also if it will work with mutual agreement then won't it then lead to unequal competition ?

The price mentioned in broadcaster website are all MRP and nobody purchase anything on MRP. That's why Broadcasters have given different incentives/discounts in their agreement based on different things like penetration of chs, LCN position etc so DPO will always get atleast 30% discount if we go by official new agreement. Then comes DPO's bargaining power

 

[Gopi27]

I remember reading in TRAI Tariff Order that operators r free to provide channels on a-la-carte basis at a price lower than MRP declared by broadcasters. How will this exactly work? If operator decides to give us channels at lower price then will broadcaster accept it? Also if it will work with mutual agreement then won't it then lead to unequal competition ?

If DTHs provide Alacarte channels less than MRP then its loss for them only. All DTHs will provide Alacarte channels rate as per published broadcasters MRP.

But DTHs will get good discount on broadcaster bouquets due to LCNs arrangements, subscribers etc... Here DTHs can make their own bouquets at very affordable prices.

 

[Nikhil3]

Bro not get any single channel. It's a group of channels. Only we can buy south pack or Kannada Telugu pack

No zee keralam is available for rs 0.10 in ala carte no need to subscribe pack

 

[Elvin Paul]

Zee keralam @rs8 in website but in pdf file it was 0.10 if the rate is 8 then. More people in kerala wont subscribe it

₹8 if for HD and SD costs only ₹.10

 

[Raju lal]

If DTHs provide Alacarte channels less than MRP then its loss for them only. All DTHs will provide Alacarte channels rate as per published broadcasters MRP.

But DTHs will get good discount on broadcaster bouquets due to LCNs arrangements, subscribers etc... Here DTHs can make their own bouquets at very affordable prices.

If all DTH charges same rate published by broadcasters, then how DTH can compete? For example TS is better in quality of channels, extrafeatures, service,quicker channel addition etc and one other dth(not saying any name) is average or bad in that then how both dths could charge same? What is the role of quality here? Samsung costs more than Lava with same specs.

 

[dino29]

The price mentioned in broadcaster website are all MRP and nobody purchase anything on MRP. That's why Broadcasters have given different incentives/discounts in their agreement based on different things like penetration of chs, LCN position etc so DPO will always get atleast 30% discount if we go by official new agreement. Then comes DPO's bargaining power

Brother TRAI Tariff Order does not allow this discount or preferential treatment, it was allowed in current regime where broadcaster can offer channels at lower price to one operator while charge more from another. This is why i asked the above question.

All in all we r unnecessarily getting worried without knowing how all this will translate on ground. Let's wait i am pretty sure most members here and general public will be thanking TRAI and Anish Bhai + BJP supporters will thank the government for it.