The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) introduced new amendments to its National Tariff Order (NTO) 1.0 at the start of this year. The sector regulator ordered broadcasters, Cable TV…Read More
Concerned with the outbreak of Covid-19 virus, the local cable operators’ association in Maharashtra has urged Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to defer the amendments to the new tariff…Read More
The New Tariff Order rolled out by TRAI has been challenged by various broadcasters and DTH operators. Earlier, the leading DTH service provider of India, Tata Sky challenged specific provisions…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) firmly said that the new amendments to National Tariff Order (NTO) or NTO 2.0 would become effective on March 1. While all the DTH operators complied…Read More
In what has to come as a major disappointment to big cable operators in the country, the Kerala High Court has given an interim green signal for TRAI to apply…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) made DTH and Cable TV operators implement the key National Tariff Order 2.0 changes earlier this week. However, the biggest and major change is yet to…Read More
When the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had implemented the new tariff order, it was expected that the DTH/cable subscribers will get more bang for their buck. But a survey…Read More
It has been a year since TRAI rolled out its revised plan for DTH and cable TV users. While TRAI’s well-meaning plan intended to provide more power to customers, one…Read More
The Indian broadcast and telecom regulator TRAI has refused to postpone the implementation of the amended tariff order on television channel pricing in court. The Bombay High Court had, on…Read More
Bombay High Court today asked Telecom Regulatory Authority of India if it was willing to postpone the implementation of the amended TV channel pricing regulations by one month. This follows…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) addressed the supreme bench and noted that they could not defer implementation of new NTO 2.0, which was earlier challenged by multiple broadcasters….Read More
Broadcasters have sought an urgent interim stay or deferral of the telecom regulator’s tariff order on reduced pricing of pay channels three days before its introduction. A two-member bench of…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is making a lot of changes in the broadcasting sector to bring transparency similar to the telecom sector. The first major change made…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), confirmed that its new tariff order 2020 or NTO 2.0 stands to be implemented on March 1 even as it is challenged in different high courts….Read More
The policy on digital radio broadcasting should also be supplemented by a comprehensive road map for the roll-out of these services in a time-bound manner, TRAI Chairman R S Sharma…Read More
Telecom regulator TRAI always urged it wanted to maintain “transparency” in the broadcasting sector with the National Tariff Order. However, the NTO 1.0 failed to make a mark in the…Read More
Keeping in view the implementation of digital addressable systems (DAS) and to enable the sector to realize its benefits, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had published a comprehensive regulatory…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on October 16, 2019 released a consultation paper on Reserve Price for auction of FM radio channels. This was in response to MIB seeking…Read More
The first phase of FM radio broadcasting (Phase-I) was launched by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in 1999. During Phase-I auction, a total of 108 channels in 40 cities…Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is the highest authority when it comes to rules and regulations in the telecom industry. Apart from this, TRAI also has its hands…Read More