News TRAI should protect the interests of broadcasters and distribution platforms and not 5-star hotels

[Deepu]

Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) president and Star India CEO Uday Shankar is an angry man. He wants the broadcasting sector regulator to protect the interests of the stakeholders and not the five-star hotels. “It is inconceivable that any sector regulator would actually equate five-star hotels and commercial establishments with domestic consumers as far as tariffs are concerned. That’s exactly what the TRAI has done with rates for pay TV channels,” he says. Shankar was referring to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) tariff order that treats commercial subscribers on a par with ordinary subscribers and prevents broadcasters from providing signals directly to commercial subscribers.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/trai-tdsat/trai-should-protect-the-interests-of-broadcasters-and-distribution-platforms-and-not-5-star-hotels-uday-shankar/ | TelevisionPost.com

 

[Technoglitch]

Five star hotels might pass the burden if broadcasters demand high amount.

 

[harshbardhan]

So what? People staying in five stars are not common men like us. Either they or thrir company will foot the bills.

 

[Technoglitch]

Of course, they are rich people and don't mind in paying extra amount.