Telecom Regulator gives consumers a month to choose new channels

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday gave time till January 31 for consumers to select channels of their choice under the new framework for broadcasting and cable services and said all existing packs of subscribers would continue uninterrupted till then.

The TRAI, in March 2017, had notified the new regulatory framework for Broadcasting and Cable services and re-notified it on July 3, 2018, prescribing the implementation schedule.

According to the implementation schedule, all the service providers were required to complete the preparation for migration to the new framework by December 28, 2018.