PremiumAll distributors of television channels shall offer and obtain the option for subscription of new bouquets or channels from subscribers in compliance with the provisions from 1 Feb 2022 to 31 Mar 2022 and shall ensure that with effect from 1 Apr 2022 services to the subscribers are provided as per the bouquets or channels opted by the subscribers, Trai said
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NEW DELHI : The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has provided relief to broadcasters by extending the deadline for implementation of the new tariff order (NTO 2.0) to 1 April 2022 from 1 December this year.
“All distributors of television channels shall offer and obtain the option for subscription of new bouquets or channels from subscribers in compliance with the provisions from 1 February 2022 to 31 March 2022 and shall ensure that with effect from 1 April 2022 services to the subscribers are provided as per the bouquets or channels opted by the subscribers," said a letter dated 10 November, which was sent to broadcasters and distribution platform owners (DPOs) such as direct-to-home players and cable services, by Arvind Kumar, advisor (broadcasting and cable services), Trai.
Mint has seen a copy of the letter.
The regulatory authority said that all broadcasters must report any change in name, language, maximum retail prices (MRPs) per month of channels or bouquets or composition of the latter according to the new framework by 31 December 2021. All broadcasters who have already filed reference interconnect offer, which includes the MRP of their channels and bouquets, along with other terms and conditions of interconnect agreements, may also revise this by 31 December 2021. Information on distribution retail prices of channels, composition of bouquets of pay and free-to-air channels must be sent to Trai by DPOs by 31 January 2022.
Trai said it has considered concerns of various stakeholders related to the time required for users to migrate to the new tariff scheme and make their choices.
“In view of the complexities and magnitude of processes involved and keeping in view past experiences, it would be prudent that sufficient time be given for migration of consumers to the New Regulatory Framework 2020 to avoid any inconvenience to consumers," the letter said.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has provided relief to broadcasters by extending the deadline for implementation of the new tariff order (NTO 2.0) to 1 April 2022 from 1 December this year.
“All distributors of television channels shall offer and obtain the option for subscription of new bouquets or channels from subscribers in compliance with the provisions from 1 February 2022 to 31 March 2022 and shall ensure that with effect from 1 April 2022 services to the subscribers are provided as per the bouquets or channels opted by the subscribers," said a letter dated 10 November, which was sent to broadcasters and distribution platform owners (DPOs) such as direct-to-home players and cable services, by Arvind Kumar, advisor (broadcasting and cable services), Trai.
Mint has seen a copy of the letter.
The regulatory authority said that all broadcasters must report any change in name, language, maximum retail prices (MRPs) per month of channels or bouquets or composition of the latter according to the new framework by 31 December 2021. All broadcasters who have already filed reference interconnect offer, which includes the MRP of their channels and bouquets, along with other terms and conditions of interconnect agreements, may also revise this by 31 December 2021. Information on distribution retail prices of channels, composition of bouquets of pay and free-to-air channels must be sent to Trai by DPOs by 31 January 2022.
Trai said it has considered concerns of various stakeholders related to the time required for users to migrate to the new tariff scheme and make their choices.
“In view of the complexities and magnitude of processes involved and keeping in view past experiences, it would be prudent that sufficient time be given for migration of consumers to the New Regulatory Framework 2020 to avoid any inconvenience to consumers," the letter said.
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