The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on February 3, 2022 has issued Extension of Implementation Plan of New Regulatory Framework 2020.
Key highlights:
- Broadcasters has to report to the Authority any change in name, nature, language, Maximum Retail Price (MRP) per month of channels, composition of bouquets and MRP of bouquets of channel by February 28, 2022.
- Broadcasters who have already submitted their RIOs may revise it by February 28, 2022.
- All the Distribution Platform Operators (DPOs) shall report to the Authority, Distributor Retail Price (DRP) of pay channels, composition of bouquet of pay channels/ free-to-air channels and DRP of bouquets of pay channels by March 31, 2022.
- DPOs who have already submitted their RIOs in compliance may also revise their RIOs by March 31, 2022
- Distributors of television channels shall ensure that services to the subscribers are provided as per the bouquets or channels opted by the subscriber with effect from June 1, 2022.