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MUMBAI:The
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
has fixed 12 December as the date for next hearing in the
case filed by broadcasters against the Rs 5 tariff for pay
channels set by sector regulator Trai (Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India) in a CAS (conditional access system) regime.
The
Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT)
has fixed 12 December as the date for next hearing in the case
filed by broadcasters against the Rs 5 tariff for pay channels
set by sector regulator Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India) in a CAS (conditional access system) regime.
The
pay broadcasters have challenged the two Trai notifications
dated 24 August (on carriage fee) and 31 August (channel pricing).
They are also contesting the revenue sharing model designed
for industry stakeholders by Trai. The sector regulator had
specified in the notification that the revenue generated from
pay channels leaves the broadcaster with 45 per cent, while
the MSOs stays on with 30 per cent and the cable operators get
25 per cent.
Earlier
this year, a division bench of the Delhi High Court had passed
an order directing the implementation of CAS with effect from
31 December in the south zones of the three metros - Mumbai,
Delhi and Kolkata.
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