AIDCF writes to Vaishnaw after MIB gave “Inadequate consideration” to DTH fee plea

AIDCF urges Minister Vaishnaw to junk TRAI proposal on DTH license fee

Indian MSO trade body AIDCF has knocked on the doors of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Information & Broadcasting, with its grievances against regulator TRAI’s proposal on DTH licence fee, asserting that it would — if accepted by the government— have serious ramifications on MSOs’ survival and impact broadband goals, amongst other issues. Reiterating its earlier […]

AIDCF writes to Vaishnaw after MIB gave “Inadequate consideration” to DTH fee plea

New Delhi: The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has made a fresh appeal to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to reject the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendation to slash the Direct-To-Home (DTH) licence fee from 8% to 3%. In a letter addressed to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the AIDCF said its earlier representations on the same issue had not received “adequ…