J S Sarma is the new chairman of TRAI
J S Sarma has taken over as the new chairman of Indian telecom regulatory body TRAI.
He was previously a member of TDSAT.
He replaces Nripendra Mishra.
A K Sawhney had been looking after the TRAI operations after Nripendra Mishra retired on March 22 this year.
TRAI said that [...]
Reliance GSM gets interconnection from other players
TRAI has confirmed that the conflict between Reliance Communications and other GSM operators is now over.
GSM players in the country have now agreed to provide interconnection to RCOM’s GSM network.
Nripendra Misra, chairman, TRAI said in a statement: “There is no row. They will honor the TRAI directive.”
BSNL, [...]
TDSAT asks TRAI to implement a regulated pricing formula for DTH service providers
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has requested the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to implement a regulated pricing formula for the DTH service providers in the country.
The aim is to put an end to the ever growing number of conflicts [...]
Tata Sky gets TDSAT notice for not broadcasting Total TV
Indian Broadcast tribunal TDSAT has issued a notice to the Indian DTH Service provider Tata Sky. This notice is in response to a petition filed by local news channel Total TV.
Total TV is demanding that Tata Sky starts broadcasting its signals on their direct to home [...]
TDSAT: Tata Sky is not obligated to carry all 32 Zee channels
TDSAT has said in a crucial ruling that the DTH Company Tata Sky is in no ways obligated to carry all the 32 channels from Zee on their service.
This ruling is expected to change the way DTH service providers choose and provide channels to [...]
MTNL told to reduce infrastructure charges
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has stated in a ruling to the state owned telecom company MTNL that it would have to reduce infrastructure charges collected from private operators.
The TDSAT has also in addition asked the TRAI to frame guidelines for fixation of such charges.
This ruling was as a result [...]
Sun TV told to provide channel feeds to Tata Sky by TDSAT
Broadcast regulator TDSAT has said in a ruling that the Kalanidhi Maran-owned Sun TV would have to share its feed with the DTH operator Tata Sky.
This ruling can be seen as a major setback for the South India based Media Company. Telecom Disputes Settlement [...]
Star TV goes to court over Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ruling
STAR TV India has gone ahead and filed a petition in the courts against the recent announcement by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
The problem is the capping of the price at Rs. 5 per pay channel on the conditional access system.
The CAS [...]
Star Group finally collaborates with Dish TV
This is good news for the Indian consumer who is looking forward to getting himself a DTH connection to get rid of the hassles, which comes with cable television and the crappy service providers.
Star Group has announced that they are sorting out their differences with Zee owned Dish TV, [...]
TDSAT to force Star to share feed with Zee’s Dish TV
Subscribers of Zee’s Dish TV service has something to cheer about as the TDSAT has now ordered Rupert Murdoch-controlled Star to provide its channels to the platform within the next 15 days.
There is more good news for Zee as the TDSAT has told the Star [...]
