Taking objection to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) proposed move to make buyback of customer premises equipment (CPE) mandatory, the DTH Association has said that the proposed tariff order would have serious commercial implications for direct-to-home (DTH) operators, who are already reeling under losses of Rs 13,000–15,000 crore (Rs 130-150 billion).
The association said that the proposed tariff order wherein DTH operators would have to provide standard buyback/refund mechanism to customers would lead to double taxation on DTH operators.
“The authority has not taken into consideration that in case of buyback and re-provision of the CPE, the taxes once remitted cannot be claimed back by the company in all situations. There would be similar problems with regard to availment of credit,” DTH Association said in its response to the regulator.
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The association said that the proposed tariff order wherein DTH operators would have to provide standard buyback/refund mechanism to customers would lead to double taxation on DTH operators.
“The authority has not taken into consideration that in case of buyback and re-provision of the CPE, the taxes once remitted cannot be claimed back by the company in all situations. There would be similar problems with regard to availment of credit,” DTH Association said in its response to the regulator.
Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/trai-tdsat/trais-proposed-cpe-tariff-order-to-negatively-impact-dth-ops/ | TelevisionPost.com
