Change DTH operator, keep set top box . Review on General Tips on DTH Service

TRAI has passed an regulation to all DTH Operators stating tht All consumers will have the choice of shifting from one Direct-To-Home operator to another without changing their set top box (STB).

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday issued regulations on quality and consumer redressal for DTH TV operators, enabling interoperability. "The DTH operator will not disable the STB if the subscriber opts out of service. This will enable the subscriber to use the STB to receive other DTH service, " A TRAI statement said.

The regulations will cover 3.2 million DTH subscribers. The DTH operators have ...**DTH providers cannot lock you to use their own hardware - the STBs will now work with all providers. They must provide hardware refunds if the consumer wishes to return it. They must attend complaints of quality within a specified period. Prepayment vouchers must not be only paying mechanism. Providers cannot suddenly cancel any pay channel in a short period and without previous notice.

Best of all, you can now choose which channels to watch - you don't have to subscribe to channel bouquet offered by the provider!But unfortunately despite to TRAI's regulations we are still forced to choose a bouquet of channels instead of the required one's

We still don't have an option to make choices in turn we are forced to follow the provider's choices which is highly unacceptable!Why DTH providers does'nt adhere to TRAI regulations and why this issue has not been addressed to all DTH subscribers??*

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Naveen kumar Ramalingam