The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India asked Thursday DPOs to comply with the provisions of the Tariff Amendment Order and report it to them immediately.
In a notice issued, TRAI wrote that it has observed that quite a few DPOs have not submitted the information confirming compliance with the Tariff Amendment Order.
As per the Tariff Amendment Order and as communicated on September 1, 2022, all the distributors of television channels (DPOs) were required to report to the Authority, Distribution Retail Price (DRP) of pay channels and bouquets of pay channels, and composition of bouquets of pay and FTA channels, by January 1, 2023, and simultaneously publish such information on their websites.
TRAI had notified the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2017 (1 of 2017) dated March 3, 2017, and its subsequent amendments, the latest being the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff (Third Amendment) Order, 2022 (4 of 2022) dated November 22, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as "Tariff Amendment Order").