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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday asserted that the Tariff Order for Digital Addressable Systems (DAS) had not 'mandated' that multi-system operators (MSOs) must carry 500 television channels, but merely suggested they 'create the physical capacity' to be able to do so.
Meet Malhotra, senior counsel for TRAI, stated before the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) that it was also erroneous to say that there had been no application of mind or no study for fixing the ceilings or revenue sharing in the Tariff Order. 'We do not need a detailed study to move from CAS to DAS', he added.
He reiterated during the hearing challenging the Tariff Order that no revenue share had been kept for broadcasters in the basic service tier of Rs 100 for 100 television channels as they were free to air and it was only the MSOs who had to download them and retransmit them to the local cable operators. The revenue share therefore was decided in the ratio of 55:45. In the case of the bouquet of a mix of pay and FTA channels, the maximum rate prescribed was Rs 150 with a revenue sharing of 65:35 between MSOs and LCOs. The MSO would work out his own terms with the broadcaster.
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Meet Malhotra, senior counsel for TRAI, stated before the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) that it was also erroneous to say that there had been no application of mind or no study for fixing the ceilings or revenue sharing in the Tariff Order. 'We do not need a detailed study to move from CAS to DAS', he added.
He reiterated during the hearing challenging the Tariff Order that no revenue share had been kept for broadcasters in the basic service tier of Rs 100 for 100 television channels as they were free to air and it was only the MSOs who had to download them and retransmit them to the local cable operators. The revenue share therefore was decided in the ratio of 55:45. In the case of the bouquet of a mix of pay and FTA channels, the maximum rate prescribed was Rs 150 with a revenue sharing of 65:35 between MSOs and LCOs. The MSO would work out his own terms with the broadcaster.
Read Complete Details : http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k12/sep/sep154.php