TRAI notifies tariff order, caps TV channel price forming part of bouquet at Rs 19

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Following the go-ahead from the Supreme Court, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has notified the tariff order for digital addressable systems (DAS) and interconnection regulation that will govern the relationship between broadcasters and distribution platform operators (DPOs) like DTH, cable TV, IPTV and headend-in-the-sky (HITS) operators. The quality of service (QoS) and consumer protection regulations has also been notified.

TRAI has capped the maximum retail price (MRP) of a channel at Rs 19. Any channel priced at more than Rs 19 per month (excluding taxes) shall not form part of channel bouquet either by the broadcaster or by the distributor of television channels.

As per the new Tariff order notified by TRAI, consumers will have to pay Rs 130 per month plus taxes for 100 standard definition (SD) television channels.

“The distribution of network capacity required for initial 100 SD channels can be availed by the subscriber by paying an amount not exceeding Rs 130, excluding taxes, per month to the distributor of TV channels,” TRAI said on Friday.

The broadcast sector regulator said that subscribers do not have to pay separate charges other than this Network Capacity Fee (NCF) for opting free-to-air channels or bouquet of free-to-air channels.

For anything beyond 100, subscribers will get channels in slabs of 25. They will need to pay an amount not exceeding Rs 20 (excluding taxes) per slab. However, a subscriber has to pay separate charges other than NCF for subscribing to pay channels or bouquet of pay channels.

Broadcasters will have to declare MRP of each channel and bouquet of pay channels to be paid by the subscriber. They will also have to offer all channels on their network on a la carte basis.

Broadcasters will have to declare MRP per month of their a-la-carte pay channels for subscribers, the TRAI tariff order said. The MRP needs also to be visible to all the subscribers in the Electronic Program Guide (EPG).

A subscriber can get services temporarily suspended for up to 3 months in a year. DPOs will also have to “record” the consent of the consumer for any change in the subscribed package.

The tariff order is going to be challenged by the broadcasters.

TRAI notifies tariff order, caps TV channel price forming part of bouquet at Rs 19 | TelevisionPost.com
 
Now get 100 SD channels at Rs 130 per month: new TRAI order

Consumers will be able to get 100 standard definition channels at Rs 130 a month plus taxes, according to a new Tariff order issued today by the broadcasting sector regulator, TRAI.

"The distribution of network capacity required for initial 100 Standard Definition (SD) channels can be availed by the subscriber by paying an amount not exceeding Rs 130, excluding taxes, per month to the distributor of TV channels," TRAI said in a statement.

The regulator said that no separate charges other than this Network Capacity Fee (NCF), is to be paid by the subscribers for opting Free-to-Air channels or bouquet of Free-to-Air channels.

It also said that additional capacity, beyond initial 100 channels capacity, can be availed by the subscriber in the slabs of 25 SD channels each, by paying an amount not exceeding Rs 20 (excluding taxes) per slab for a month.

However, a subscriber has to pay separate charges other than NCF for subscribing to pay channels or bouquet of pay channels, TRAI has laid down.

Every distributor of TV channels shall declare retail price of each channel and bouquet of pay channels to be paid by the subscriber.

TRAI also has mandated that every distributor of TV channels shall offer all channels on its network on a-la-carte basis.

Another feature of the order is that broadcasters will have to declare MRP per month of their a-la-carte pay channels for subscribers, the TRAI tariff order said.

In another significant consumer-friendly move, TRAI has issued fresh regulations under which a subscriber can get services temporarily suspended for up to 3 months in a year.

There is also a mandatory provision "for recording" the consent of the consumer for any change in the subscribed package.

The regulator has also notified interconnection and quality of service orders which will regulate the agreements and deal structure between the broadcasters and DPOs and other stakeholders, along with the service quality offered to the subscribers.

Source: http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/now-get-100-sd-channels-at-rs-130-per-month-new-trai-order/1/896418.html
 
RE: Now get 100 SD channels at Rs 130 per month: new TRAI order

Good Move by TRAI :tup All DTHs will FTA channels more :lol
 
RE: Now get 100 SD channels at Rs 130 per month: new TRAI order

good move by trai...also there will be a space crunch will happen for adding pay channels...atleast they should share fta channels in common signals to all dth.
 
Again a very good move by Trai :tup
 
RE: Now get 100 SD channels at Rs 130 per month: new TRAI order

SarfaRaZ said:
Good Move by TRAI :tup All DTHs will FTA channels more [emoji38]
Order is for cable TV. Isn't it?
 
RE: Now get 100 SD channels at Rs 130 per month: new TRAI order

Sarkar said:
Order is for cable TV. Isn't it?

Its for All Cable,MSo,Hits n DTHs :tup
 
RE: Now get 100 SD channels at Rs 130 per month: new TRAI order

SarfaRaZ said:
Its for All Cable,MSo,Hits n DTHs :tup
OK so how will TS charge ₹700 pm? Bad news for Mr Nagpal [emoji19]
 
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