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Here’s How You Can Select Channels As Per New TRAI Rules on TATA sky, Dish TV, Airtel & Others
As per new TRAI rules, follow these steps to choose channels for your DTH services like Airtel, TATA Sky, Dish TV, Videocon D2H and Sun Direct.
As per new TRAI rules, the customers need to choose channels before January 31 i.e. today, failing which, there would be service disruption from tomorrow (February 1). As revealed earlier, the customers are free to choose their favourite channel and need not opt for a bouquet. The base package costs Rs 130 plus the cost of paid channels and 18% GST, which costs Rs 153.40. The customers are free to choose 100 channels (PS: Of these 25 channels will be DD which are compulsory, while the remaining 75 can be chosen by the consumer). For every slab of additional 25 channels, an additional NCF of Rs 20 will be charged. Since many customers are confused, here are the directions to select channels on Airtel, Dish TV, Tata Sky Videocon D2H and Sun Direct.
How To Choose Channels Of Your Choice For Airtel Subscribers
For
DTH
services
-
Airtel
subscribers,
the
customers
has
to
go
to
the
respective
homepages
(online).
On
the
login
page,
users
will
have
to
enter
the
registered
mobile
number
and
request
for
OTP.
After
you
enter
the
OTP,
you
get
an
option
to
select
recommended
packs,
broadcaster
bouquet,
or
Ala-Carte.
The
recommended
packs
are
essentially
monthly
packs
based
on
your
TV
patterns
and
the
channels
that
you
are
currently
subscribed
to.
Those
who
wish
to
select
their
set
of
channels
can
tap
on
the
Ala-Carte
option.
After selection you will get the total of the monthly amount they need to pay. The customers then need to click on confirm for selecting the pack.
For TATA Sky Subscribers
After logging in and entering OTP, Tata Sky subscribers get these options online: Recommended for you, Tata Sky pack, & all packs and channels option. You can either choose the curated Tata Sky monthly packs or choose their 100 channels or more channels. After choosing the channels, the new price pack will be displayed on the website. (PS: If you have done a longer recharge, Tata Sky says the remaining balance will be adjusted to your account.)
For Dish TV Users
After logging in and entering OTP on Dish TV website, you get options to choose between three broad categories - Dish Combo, Channels, Bouquets. You also get option to select language and category. You can opt for Combo packs, which are curated packs by the operator or can select individual channels as well from the Channels list.
The basic 100 channels are pre-selected by the operator (You can make changes the list except 25 DD channels which are mandatory). The price will be reflected in the cart on the right side of the page. When you are done with your selection, click on proceed to make payment.
Videocon D2H & Sub Direct
On Videocon D2H's website, subscribers need to go to ‘Subscriber Corner' to make their selections. On Sun Direct, the selections are available on ‘Consumer Corner' on their website.
TRAI Has Asked DTH Operators To Honour Pre-Paid Commitment
According to PTI report, TRAI has asked DTH operators to honour pre-paid commitment on ongoing long-duration packs, if customer wishes to continue with them.
TRAI's Chairman R S Sharma was quoted by PTI as saying, "Where customers have already exercised their choice and decided to move to the new framework, if they have long or short duration packs, it (the payment made) will get adjusted. In those cases where people have not yet migrated and they have a long or short duration plan already on, the regulation clearly states that customers have the choice to continue with it, till the plan expires."
