TRAI directs DPOs to comply with provisions of Tariff Amendment Order & report compliance to the Authority immediately
The authority has observed that quite a few DPOs have not submitted the information confirming compliance to the Tariff Amendment Order.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has observed that some distribution platform operators (DPOs) have not yet submitted details confirming compliance to the Tariff Amendment Order, and have directed them to do so immediately.
“All such DPOs who have not declared tariff as per the provisions of Tariff Amendment Order are directed to comply with the provisions of the Tariff Amendment Order and report compliance to the Authority immediately,” TRAI has said in a communication.
As per the Tariff Amendment Order and as communicated on the September1, 2022, all DPOs are required to report to the authority, Distribution Retail Price (DRP) of pay channels, bouquets of pay channels, and composition of bouquets of pay and FTA channels by January 1, 2023, and simultaneously publish such information on their websites.
As earlier reported by exchange4media, early this month, the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) petitioned the Kerala High Court against TRAI's tariff amendment - NTO 3.0, requesting a stay on the implementation of the same, which is said to come into effect from February 1, 2023.
In response, the court indicated that it's not inclined to pass any interim order staying the amendment and also declined to pass any order after hearing detailed arguments.
TRAI was represented by Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi who sought to dismiss AIDCF's writ petition. He argued that the amendments were carried out after detailed consultation with the stakeholders and after the Supreme Court upheld TRAI's authority in the matter. The court declined to pass an interim order and has listed the matter for February 8, 2023.