While Trai had on August 8 issued the consultation paper on issues pertaining to tariff, interconnection and quality of service of broadcasting and cable services, the Consultation Paper “fails to meet the standard of transparency,” the cable body stated in its petition filed through counsel Swapnil Gupta. Terming the “narrowed scope of the impugned Consultation Paper” as being “irrational” and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, the cable body said its demand for combining different offerings of broadcasters will reduce consumer cost and allow a more diverse offering to be made.
Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India: The ministry sent a reference to the broadcasting sector regulator, following a request by the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) seeking its intervention in the matter. The issue has the potential to snowball into a turf war between the government and the regulator, as TV channel pricing falls under Trai s domain.
following a request by the All India Digital Cable Federation, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has requested the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to include the issue of granting autonomy to TV distributors in bouquet formation. The federation has asked Trai to publish a comprehensive consultation paper on the TV distribution sector.
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The regulator has asked the TV broadcast industry to give their views on upgrading DD Free Dish to an addressable platform. The TRAI has also requested input from stakeholders about the migration process for DD Free Dish to become an addressable platform as well as the timeline for implementing the proposed migration plan.