India had about 40.54 million active direct-to-home subscribers as of December 31, 2014, says latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
According to the telecom regulator, around 73.06 million people have registered as DTH users in India. Six operators currently provide DTH services; making India one of the most competitive markets in the world.
India has already seen completion of phase 1 and 2 of Digital Addressable System, where television viewers are provided content only via set-top boxes. About 15% of Indian households have been covered under the DAS programme. According to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 38.78 million new urban TV households in 30 districts and 7,709 urban areas will be covered under the phase 3 of digitisation programme.
The latest data from Trai says that about 826 private TV channels operate in India. In related news, DTH operators have moved Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) against the new CPE tariff order issued by Trai. In April this year, Trai had released an order, saying CPE should be capped at INR450. According to DTH companies, Trai is not authorised to cap CPE prices.
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