DTH gamers have approached the federal government to waive the 8 % licence payment imposed on them consistent with an identical proposal for broadband providers in order that they continue to be aggressive available in the market, business physique DTH Association has stated.
The DTH physique approached the Information and Broadcasting Ministry following a proposal below the consideration of the DoT to waive the licence payment on broadband providers.
In a letter dated May 11 despatched to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the business physique stated the direct-to-home (DTH) volumes have been declining quarter on quarter for some time now has put 1000’s of crores of investments and employment of over a lakh direct and oblique staff of the sector in danger.
The letter was additionally marked to the division of telecommunications.
The business physique stated broadband is increasing very quick and is getting used for content material distribution as effectively.
DTH Association welcomed the proposal to take away licence charges to assist the customers, however requested “that the same policy may be made applicable to DTH, and therefore seek a waiver of license fees in line with DoT’s proposed decision”.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has advisable the DoT to waive licence charges on broadband providers for five years.
“Now with the licence fee being waived off for broadband, hence IPTV, OTT will become an even more formidable force and DTH will remain the only distribution platform paying an 8 percent licence fee while distributing just as cable, HITS, freedish and IPTV do, making DTH most uncompetitive in comparison to every other content distribution platform,” the affiliation stated.
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