The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), along with direct-to-home (DTH) operators Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h, has joined as interveners in the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI’s) inflation-linked non-addressable tariff hike case, sources said. While the IBF has unsurprisingly come in support of the non-addressable tariff hike, the DTH operators have challenged the TRAI’s decision expressing concern about the wider implications of the inflationary price. While a Dish TV official confirmed that it has filed an intervention petition, Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h spokespersons could not be reached for a confirmation. According to a media lawyer, the IBF has not only seconded the tariff hike but has gone further and recommended a modification in the tariff order by seeking a 43.7 per cent hike contending that it is the actual inflation for the period. The DTH operators, according to the legal head of a leading DTH company, have challenged the hike on multiple grounds.
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