A la carte Tariff Order valid from 1 Dec, Tdsat refuses stay

[~Hami~]

NEW DELHI: Broadcasters will have to make their channels available on an a la carte basis to multi-system operators (MSOs) from 1 December.
This follows the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) refusal today to grant a stay on the pleas of Star [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]TV[/COLOR][/COLOR], Zee Turner and Set Discovery against an order issued earlier by sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). [...]


http://indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/nov/nov246.php

 

[SVK]

That's good decision by TDSAT or if they had put stay & case was raised then god knows when the case would have been solved

 

[ItsMe]

Will those MSOs/DTH operators pass this benefit to the customers?

 

[vissu]

is this going to be applied to DTH also

 

[~Hami~]

ya from DEC 1, this rule is also applied to DTH operators. i.e. dth oprtrs can pick the channels of broadcasters on pick and choose basis.

 

[dhoni]

it will be nice if they pass the benefits to the customers. But I doubt it.

 

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