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I am having TataSky connection for the last several years.
Initially their rates were very modest. After couple of years they changed the rates from annual to semi annual. They made the annual rates into semi annual i.e., the rates approximately doubled. I have no complaints with them. For the rates I was paying I was getting almost all the channels. After the new rules introduced by TARI, for the same price I will get only fewer channels. There is no reduction in price. When you see the rates given in the list, popular channels are charged exorbitantly when compared with other channels. Sports channels which are popular are charged between Rs.19 to Rs.22 per month plus taxes. Likewise popular regional channels and Hindi channels are costing more. Since no broadcaster indicated the price for each channel before, but only offered bouquet wise, we have no means to compare how much they have increased after the new rules. I am sure the broadcasters are taking advantage of the situation. In the final analysis, TRAI has not done any favor to the customers, but only helped the broadcasters. The circle should take up these issues with TARI and also ask to reduce the GST to the barest minimum or nil since the TV is only the media through which the people new the happenings around them. After all the broadcasters' earnings are from the advertisers and they can survive even if the rates are moderate. more
Initially their rates were very modest. After couple of years they changed the rates from annual to semi annual. They made the annual rates into semi annual i.e., the rates approximately doubled. I have no complaints with them. For the rates I was paying I was getting almost all the channels. After the new rules introduced by TARI, for the same price I will get only fewer channels. There is no reduction in price. When you see the rates given in the list, popular channels are charged exorbitantly when compared with other channels. Sports channels which are popular are charged between Rs.19 to Rs.22 per month plus taxes. Likewise popular regional channels and Hindi channels are costing more. Since no broadcaster indicated the price for each channel before, but only offered bouquet wise, we have no means to compare how much they have increased after the new rules. I am sure the broadcasters are taking advantage of the situation. In the final analysis, TRAI has not done any favor to the customers, but only helped the broadcasters. The circle should take up these issues with TARI and also ask to reduce the GST to the barest minimum or nil since the TV is only the media through which the people new the happenings around them. After all the broadcasters' earnings are from the advertisers and they can survive even if the rates are moderate. more
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It is true, I think government machinery has been duped for introduction of this scheme, otherwise they introduced HD channels without advertisement on higher prices, now they are introducing exorbitant pricing. It is second time as far as I remember first time when set top box were introduced. Officials should exercise their practical knowledge before allowing such opaque offers mandatory. Yours sincerely T N Saxena On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 5:49 AM Subramanian Sekaripuram Ananthakrishnan < connect@localcircles.info> wrote: > more
Feb 27
New rates are much more then existing rates. TRAI should intervene and take corrective measures. more
Feb 23
True that minimum is high. I have siti cable. They have stupid regional packages which don't include English news, sports or kids channels and we are forced to take these separately. Siti regional package is already 272. The bill crosses 350 easily with these. Add to this English movies. Before Trai we could watch more for 300 more
Feb 22
As mentioned by Sharad i will agree when the channels are free why does one have to pay 130 INR as network capacity fees since all channels make money in advt so if it is reduced to say 25- 50 INR range it would be logical otherwise i doubt whether any one will be paying lower than what they were paying earlier. more
Feb 21
