“The new consultation paper will come out in the next four to six weeks,” TRAI Advisor (Broadcasting & Cable Services) Anil Kumar Bhardwaj told ET.
It will discuss issues like a ceiling on network capacity fee, multi-TV connection tariff, carriage fee, and level-playing field with regards to pricing of TV channels.
The regulator will also initiate discussion on issues like minimum subscription period for a television channel, listing of television channels as per genre/ language, and revenue share between multi-system operators (MSO) and local cable operators (LCO).
Most of the issues in this consultation paper will focus on the items of interest for distribution service providers like direct-to-home (DTH) and cable TV service providers, Bhardwaj said.
This will be the second consultation paper by Trai to address the concerns of different stakeholders over the implementation of the new tariff framework.
The regulator had earlier issued a consultation paper on ‘Issues related to new regulatory framework for broadcasting and cable services’.
