TRAI releases supplementary consultation paper on ‘Issues Related to New DTH Licences’

NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a supplementary consultation paper on 'Issues related to New DTH Licences'.

Earlier, in response to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) reference to the Authority, dated 3rd September 2013, TRAI had issued a consultation paper on Issue/Extension of DTH Licences on 1st October 2013, seeking comments/ views of the stakeholders. The key issues discussed in the consultation paper pertained to the entry fee, bank guarantee and period of licence.

Subsequently, during the consultation process, industry stakeholders requested the Authority that it would be in the interest of the sector that a comprehensive review of the existing DTH licence conditions be taken up. Accordingly, this supplementary consultation paper has been released wherein, amongst others, the issue of ‘control', licence fee, migration fee and interoperability of DTH set-top-boxes have been discussed.

As part of the consultative process, this supplementary consultation paper has been uploaded on the TRAI website, seeking comments/view of the stakeholders. Stakeholders have been requested to offer their views/comments latest by 25th November, 2013.

The comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form to Wasi Ahmad, Advisor (B&CS), Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, New Delhi - 110002, on the e-mail address advbcs@trai.gov.inor traicable@ yahoo.co.in. Comments received will be posted on the website of TRAI.