Viewers will not find their television bills rising as recent reports seem to suggest, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has said less than a week after the new tariff regime for television channels has come into effect. The framework could increase the monthly bill of most subscribers of television channels, according to a recent report by global analytical company Crisil. Besides, preliminary data from a couple of distribution platforms shows that the monthly bills have gone down, Sharma said. “Messages that conclude that consumer prices will go up should not happen without proof. BARC data estimates that 50% of consumers watch or browse through 50 channels or less, 60% of consumers go through 20 or less.

Source: Mint February 06, 2019 19:07 UTC