All You Need To Know About TRAI New DTH Rules, Channel List, Price & Plans
TRAI has issued new statement clarifying that consumers will have complete freedom to choose their favourite SD channels they can get as part of its new rules & regulations for DTH & cable operators.
DTH
TRAI
New
Rules:
Everything
about
New
DTH
Rules,
Channel
List,
Price
&
Plans
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FilmiBeat
The
Telecom
Regulatory
Authority
of
India
(TRAI)
has
issued
a
new
statement
on
January
10,
2019,
that
the
consumers
have
complete
freedom
to
choose
their
desired
100
SD
(Standard
Definition)
channels
within
the
base
pack.
The
price
can
go
up
to
maximum
of
Rs
130,
which
is
excluding
taxes.
In
the
press
statement
TRAI
has
said,
"Consumer
has
complete
freedom
to
choose
their
desired
100
Standard
Definition
(SD)
channels
within
the
network
capacity
fee
of
maximum
Rs
130.
The
desired
channels
could
be
in
a-la-carte,
Free
to
Air
channels,
or
Pay
channels
or
bouquet
of
pay
channels
or
any
combination
thereof.
The
choice
completely
rests
with
the
consumers."
This
means
that
for
Rs
130
base
pack,
100
channels
are
being
offered.
The
channels
(which
can
be
free
to
air
or
paid
channels)
can
all
be
decided
by
the
consumer.
"The
desired
channels
could
be
in
a
Ia
carte,
free
to
air
channels
or
pay
channels
or
bouquet
of
pay
channels
or
any
combination
thereof.
The
choice
completely
rests
with
the
consumers,"
TRAI
said.
Some
broadcasters
are
advertising
their
channels
only
in
the
form
of
monthly
bouquets,
where
they
have
clubbed
together
several
channels.
TRAI
reminds,
"Customer
may
note
that
they
have
option
to
choose
channels
on
a-la-carte
also."
Which
means
that
the
users
can
pick
the
channels
individually
and
they
do
not
have
to
pick
the
bouquet
with
all
the
extra
channels.
The
base
packs
for
both
Tata
Sky
and
Airtel's
starts
from
Rs
99
per
month.
For
premium
channels
like
Zee
Cinema,
Sony,
Star
Plus,
Sony
Ten
and
Star
Sports,
the
individual
pricing
shoots
above
Rs
20.
DD,
B4U
Music,
and
9XM
a
few
others
are
some
of
the
channels
which
are
free-to-air
channels.
For
those
who
want
more
than
100
channels
they
will
have
the
option
of
choosing
them
in
bouquets
of
25
channels
at
Rs
20
extra
pack.
Taxes
will
mean
that
the
final
price
could
be
higher.
But
for
those
who
do
not
watch
too
many
channels,
the
bill
will
be
significantly
lower
than
current
packs.
Also
it
has
to
be
noted
that,
if
a
person
choose
one
HD
(High
Definition)
channel
(not
SD
channel)
in
the
base
pack
then
it
is
counted
as
two
channels.
Every
cable
operator/DTH
player
have
been
asked
to
run
a
separate
channel
(preferably
on
channel
No.
999)
for
consumer
information
wherein
consumer-related
information
including
the
prices
of
channels
shall
be
displayed.
Please
Note:
The
deadline
for
picking
your
favourite
channel
in
order
to
avoid
any
last
minute
inconvenience
is
January
31,
2019.
On
February
1,
2019,
these
new
rules
and
packs
come
into
play.