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The Folly of Convention
TRAI recently issued a consultation paper on Media Ownership where it was concerned with the increase in cross-ownership and reduction in media plurality. After some research I came across several FCC commissioned studies which concluded that there was a lack of evidence to link the two. The studies cannot be underestimated since they serve as [...]
Dispute over Interoperability of Set Top Boxes
A storm is brewing over the ineroperability of Set Top Boxes for DTH Services, with one DTH Service provider accusing an established DTH player for supplying incompatible boxes to its customers. Read more here
TRAI rejects ESPN’s pricing contention on DTH Platforms
Continuing with its trend of rejecting special pricing contentions of specialty television channels the TRAI rejected ESPN’s arguments for charging a bouquet price for the DTH Platform. Read more on the TRAI Website. Click Here.
TRAI set to recommend tighter licensing for cable services
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is all set to recommend a tighter licensing regime for cable services with separate registration process for both MSOs and cable operators… read more at the ET Website. Click Here
