Wednesday 26 December 2018

DTH Activation, Installation Cost Slashed By 58%; TataSky, Airtel, Dish Cannot Charge More Than Rs 500!

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI is indeed concerned about consumers, and this latest directive clearly proves that.

TRAI has ordered all DTH or Direct to Home providers that they cannot charge more than Rs 500 for DTH activation and installation.

How will this benefit the consumers?

TRAI Order: Rs 500 Maximum Charge For DTH Activation, Installation

TRAI’s new rules for Cable TV and DTH will be effective from December 29th, and will roll out pan-India starting January 1st, 2019.

A new rule pertaining to DTH activation and installation has been added by TRAI, which states that DTH providers in India cannot charge more than Rs 500 for the same.

While Rs 350 can be charged maximum for installation, Rs 150 for activation is the cap.

TRAI’s new order said, “A Distributor of television channels or its linked local cable operator, as the case may be, may charge an amount not exceeding rupees three hundred and fifty as a one-time installation charge.. [and] an amount not exceeding rupees one hundred as a one-time activation charge for activating the broadcasting services related to television.”

How Will This Benefit Consumers?

Currently, Rs 1200`is the normal installation and activation charges for DTH services. This is not refundable and doesn’t include any additional features or plans.

This cost includes charges for installing new wires and activating the service.

Hence, the cost for the same has now been slashed by 58%, which will directly benefit those consumers who are installing new DTH service.



However, those who have existing DTH services won’t be impacted by this new rule.

Besides, TRAI has also ruled that DTH companies cannot charge more than Rs 250 for sending technicians to solve any issue related to DTH connections.

Cost Of New Equipment – How Will DTH Firms Manage It?

Normally, the new equipment for a new DTH price costs Rs 2200 for SD connection, and Rs 2500 for HD connection. As of now, DTH companies compensate by charging Rs 1200, which is half of the amount from the customers, and the rest they pay.

But now, with TRAI forcing them to charge Rs 500 max, the issue of new equipment for DTH customers can be an issue.

There are some theories going around on this development.

Maybe, DTH providers like Airtel, Tata Sky etc can charge a security deposit of Rs 700 to Rs 1000, which means that overall, the new customer will need to pay Rs 1200 to Rs 1500, which is the norm as of now.

However, once the DTH connection is terminated, the DTH will need to return the security deposit.

We will keep you updated, as more details come in.

Resource :https://trak.in/tags/business/2018/12/26/dth-activation-installation-cost-slashed-by-58-tatasky-airtel-dish-cannot-charge-more-than-rs-500/

Monday 15 October 2018

DD Free Dish Channel List With Numbers

DD Free Dish provides free DTH service all over India by Doordarshan. It has limited number of channels and can be received through DTH dish antenna and any Free-To-Air-Set-Top Box. The users having Free-To-Air Set-Top Box which supports MPEG-2, DVB-S, QPSK will only receive the below mentioned TV channels or you need to upgrade your DTH dish that supports DD channels.
Channel Type
Channel Name
Channel Number
Hindi Enterntainment
DD Bharati
5
Hindi Enterntainment
DD India
74
Hindi Enterntainment
DD National
1
Hindi Enterntainment
Rishtey
43
Hindi Enterntainment
Sony Pal
41
Hindi Enterntainment
Star Bharat
48
Hindi Enterntainment
Star Utsav
54
Hindi Enterntainment
Zee Anmol
55
Hindi Movies
B4U Movies
12
Hindi Movies
Cinema TV
35
Hindi Movies
Enterr10
47
Hindi Movies
Housefull Movies
67
Hindi Movies
Maha Movie
52
Hindi Movies
Manoranjan Movies
65
Hindi Movies
Manoranjan TV
39
Hindi Movies
Movie House
66
Hindi Movies
Sony Wah
61
Hindi Movies
Star Utsav Movies
68
Hindi Movies
WOW Cinema
38
Hindi Movies
Zee Anmol Cinema
70
Music
9x Bajao
71
Music
9X Jalwa
75
Music
9XM
51
Music
B4U Music
57
Music
Mastiii
56
Music
MTV Beats
78
Music
Sony Mix
44
Sports
DD Sports
3
Sports
Star Sports First
77
Infotainment
DD Kisan
4
Lifestyle
Homeshop 18
45
Lifestyle
Naaptol Blue
33
Hindi News
Aaj Tak
62
Hindi News
ABP News
63
Hindi News
DD Lok Sabha
24
Hindi News
DD News
2
Hindi News
DD Rajya Sabha
25
Hindi News
India News
14
Hindi News
India TV
37
Hindi News
News Nation
40
Hindi News
News18 India
15
Hindi News
Zee Hindustan
53
Hindi News
ZEE News
64
Bengali
DD Bangla
6
Malayalam
DD Malayalam
23
Kannada
DD Chandana
7
Gujarati
DD Girnar
8
Telugu
DD Saptagiri
36
Telugu
DD Yadagiri
22
Oriya
DD Oriya
18
North Indian
Bhojpuri Cinema
28
North Indian
Big Magic
49
North Indian
BIG MAGIC GANGA
16
North Indian
Chardikla Time TV
73
North Indian
Dangal
27
North Indian
DD Bihar
29
North Indian
DD Mp
46
North Indian
DD Punjabi
20
North Indian
DD Rajasthan
17
North Indian
DD UP
31
Tamil
DD Podhigai
19
Urdu
DD Urdu
34

Resource :https://cashkaro.com/blog/dd-free-dish-channel-list-with-numbers-updated-in-2018/60654