Update TDSAT set aside tariff orders in case of Dish TV and Videocon d2h

[IndianMascot]

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has set aside the tariff orders drawn up by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in the case of direct-to-home operators.

The judgment follows two separate petitions filed by Dish TV and Bharat Business Channel, in which TDSAT chairman Aftab Alam and member Kuldip Singh clarified that it will be open to TRAI to issue a fresh tariff order after taking into consideration the inputs provided by the appellants and addressing the issues raised by them.

The Tariff Order had been issued by TRAI on 27 May 2013 under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997 read with notification of 9 January 2004.

The petitioners have alleged that TRAI has no jurisdiction to fix the tariff for the supply of set top boxes (STBs) and there is basis for arriving at the price of STBs. Furthermore, it was alleged that even if TRAI had such powers to fix the tariff or rental for STBs, it has not been exercised lawfully, reasonably and in a non-arbitrary manner and after considering the relevant matters which are required to be considered in price fixation.


Tariff orders in case of DTH operators set aside by TDSAT | Indian Television Dot Com

 

[DashMajor]

How can anyone fix the price its according to quality of Hardware too and the service they provides.

 

[IndianMascot]

This is what i was saying in morning. Product and package pricing is beyond the scope of TRAI.

 

[DashMajor]

TRAI can fix the Package if they having will to do so.

They can ask Broadcaster, Operator to bring down the rates and can make the rule that Starter Pack will be start from Rs. 150 only.

Rest with Hardware every DTH s Hardware is different so input cost is also different.

 

[Teufel]

I want government to remove the double taxation from DTH industry. And they should intervene in package pricing and channel offerings and try to bring the channel count closer to what they offer in Digital Cable.

 

[IndianMascot]

Double taxation is killing the comman man right to get itself entertain. Such heavy taxes are major reason for high packaging here.

 

[DashMajor]

At one hand Govt. is increasing the range of DD FD and another hand they keep screwing Pay TV with Taxation.