Rubbishing claims that the new broadcast tariff regime would increase bill amounts of cable TV and DTH subscribers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday said the new framework may actually decrease TV bills.
The statement comes after a Crisil report on Monday said that the new norms would result in higher bills for the cable TV and Direct - to - Home (DTH) subscribers.
Addressing the media here, TRAI Chairman Ram Sevak Sharma said that the report was prepared on an "inadequate understanding" of the TV distribution market and it was incorrect.
"The report is based on choosing top - rated channels on all - India basis and considers only one weekly report dated January 25, 2019, from TV Rating Agency, BARC, " a TRAI statement said.
TRAI Secretary S. K. Gupta said: "In three months, we expect prices of various channels to go down. "
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