Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held an open house to talk about various issues pertaining to DTH players in India. Representatives from the country’s DTH players as well as TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar spoke about the DTH guidelines as they exist currently. Khullar noted that the regulatory body plans on completely revising the DTH guidelines.
Khullar during the discussion has noted that players should also make their subscribers a big part of their consideration. He said that subscribers should be given the option of using the same STBs if they choose to change their service providers. But if the players are not interested in such a move, then according to Khullar, subscribers should be given the option of returning the STBs and getting money back.
TRAI has been soliciting views and opinions from the DTH industry for a few months now. IN October it released a consultation paper and in November it went on to releasing a supplementary paper on the issues. One of the biggest sources of contention has been the validity of DTH licences, which up until now has been 10 years. The body had also asked stakeholders from the industry to send in their views. The open house was the next step before coming out with fresh guidelines.
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