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EDITOR’S SCATVIEW

The future of a connected 5G world is the next bigthing set to be unravelled. The way digital transformationis driving changes across the media sector is crucial forthe future of the industry. 5G spectrum allocation is alsoposing its own set of concerns and challenges for thebroadcasters. The main issue relates around the C-bandor mid-band spectrum band 3,300 MHz-4,200 MHz. Indianbroadcasters use the allotted C-Band of 3,700 MHz-4,200MHz.

Telecom Regulatory Authority has been seeking aresponse from Department of Telecom over the concernsraised by broadcasters on the 5G spectrum allocation.

Satellite Broadband is opening up new avenues forinvestment with major telecom networks exploringpartnership with traditional satellite companies. Case inpoint is Jio’s partnership with SES, Airtel’s venture withHughes Communications, Nelco/Tatas venture withTelesat. And the other players like Amazon with Kuiperand Tesla with Starlink.

The ‘Make in India’ theme is going to becomeincreasingly important in the fast-changing globalscenario unfolding in front of us. The ‘Make in India’ willget a fillip with the Govt’s desire to boost the infrastructurefor telecom, broadband and Television. This will addressthe much-needed shortfall and gaps needed to propelinvestments needed for this segment.

Another interesting news is about Adani’s foray intomedia through its tie-up with Quintillion Media. Adani istaking a minority stake in local digital business newsplatform Quintillion, owned by Raghav Bahl.

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and AppellateTribunal (TDSAT) has ordered the Tamil Nadu-basedArasu TV cable corporation to pay Sony Pictures NetworkIndia Rs 138.7 crore- 50% of the total withstandingcharges of the Rs 277.5 crore- within two months.

Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV has filed anappeal in the Supreme Court as the Kerala High Courthas dismissed the appeal by the channel against the banimposed on its telecast by the union government citing‘national security’. It will be interesting to watch thisdevelopment.

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Group Chief Executive Officer.Prior to the Group CEO role, Bhatia was Group

Head - Strategy.Bhatia is already the Group CEO of

India Today Group since November 2020.India Today Group through Living MediaIndia Limited (LMIL) owns 58.45% stake inTVTN.

Aditya Birla Group had picked up27.5% stake in LMIL in May 2012.

Bhatia has been with TVTN for over15 years. He joined TVTN as Chief FinancialOfficer and was later appointed as GroupHead - Strategy of TVTN.

Prior to joining TVTN, Bhatia worked with HTMedia for around 10 years.

BROADCASTER’S 5G CONCERNS

The I&B Ministry has apprised DoT on some ofthe broadcasters concern as the broadcasters claim that

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the allocation of spectrum in mid-band without propersafeguard will hurt the sector

This conflict is centred around the C-band or mid-band spectrum band 3,300 MHz-4,200 MHz.Currently, the Indian broadcasters use theallotted the C-Band of 3,700 MHz-4,200 MHz.

International TelecommunicationsUnion (ITU) guidelines proposes 3,600 MHzas the upper limit for telecom companies, thegovernment had originally kept 3,300-3,600MHz for 5G allocation.

But, as per the revised NationalFrequency Allocation Plan- 2018(NFAP-18), 3,300 MHz -3,670 MHz and bands maybe even beyond that are beingearmarked for 5G use.

The Indian broadcasters feel that if these revisedguidelines were enacted in the upcoming auctions, it willdisrupt their services and hurt the end-consumer.

DISCOVERY REVENUES SURGE

Discovery Communications India's has seen asurge in its revenue which has grown 10.32% to Rs 928.8crore for the fiscal ended 31st March 2021 as against Rs841.9 crore in the previous fiscal. Total expenses for thefiscal increased 10% to Rs 866 crore from Rs 787.3 crore.Net profit remained flat at Rs 45.9crore against Rs 45.8 crore.

Discovery has 14 SD and HDchannels across infotainment, sports,kids, and entertainment genres. Thechannels include Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC,Discovery Kids, Eurosport, Investigation Discovery,Discovery Science, Discovery, D Tamil, Discovery HD,Animal Planet HD, TLC HD, Investigation Discovery HD,and Eurosport HD.

discovery+ India curates 40 plus genres includingscience, adventure, food, lifestyle, and others, sourcedfrom brands such as Discovery Channel, Animal Planet,BBC, TLC, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, ID, FoodNetwork, HGTV, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, DIYNetwork, Motor trend, and VICE. It has also partneredwith Reliance Jio Platforms, Fire TV, and Xiaomi TV andhas integrated the Platform on their Devices so that theapplication can be accessed and reach many subscribers.

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BHARTI AIRTEL POSTS INCREASEDREVENUE

Bharti Airtel has seen a marginal increase in revenuegrowth in its direct to home (DTH) segment at Rs 791.2crore for the quarter ended 31st December 2021 comparedto Rs 789.2 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

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The reported EBIT for the quarter was Rs 210 croreas compared to Rs 307.1 crore in the corresponding quarterlast year and Rs 220.4 crore in the previous quarter. Theresultant EBIT margin was at 26.5% as compared to 38.9%in the corresponding quarter last year and 27.6% in theprevious quarter. During the quarter, the company incurreda capital expenditure of Rs 437.4 crore.

ANURAG THAKUR ON BARC INDIA OPS

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BARC India informed that it intends to commencenews data release with effect from March 17, 2022.

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UPLINKING/DOWNLINKINGNOTIFICATION

The Govt has not taken any decision regardingnotification of new uplinking and downlinking guidelinesfor private TV channels.

"No decision has been taken by this Ministryregarding notification of new uplinking and downlinkingguidelines for private TV channels," informed AnuragThakur in Lok Sabha.

Apurva Chandra had said last year that the ministryis amending uplinking and downlinking guidelines whichwill make the rules simpler.

DD TO GET INCREASED GRANTS?

The government has provided Rs 2379.24 crore toPrasar Bharati from 2015 - 2021 under Central SectorBroadcasting Infrastructure andNetwork Development (BIND) scheme.

The components of BINDscheme include modernization,digitization, augmentation andreplacement of transmitters, broadcastequipment and studios, FM expansion/replacement, expansion of DTH andstrengthening of coverage in sensitive areas and contentdevelopment. Besides this, grants are also provided toPrasar Bharati for salaries of their deemed on deputationemployees.

BARC INDIA HAS NO SIGN OF ACOMMITTEE YET

BARC India has no sign of a committee yet. Thestakeholders have discussed technicalities of gettingindependent members

The addition of four independent members to theBoard is one of the key agendas for the meeting of all thestakeholders including the AAAI, ISA and IBDF. TheBARC India Board currently comprises members fromthree industry bodies besides the lone representative frompublic broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

MEDIAONE LICENSE CANCELLED

Media One, Malayalam news channel has seen its

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license being cancelled by the Kerala High Court whichupheld the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's(MIB) order revoking the channel's licenceand dismissed the writ petition it had filed.

Justice N Nagaresh observed that thedenial of security clearance to the channel isjustified based on the reports submitted bythe ministry. The HC had passed an order lastweek granting interim relief to MediaOne. Ithad also directed the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) to submit files that recommendeddenial of security clearance.Citing Supreme Court's 2019 judgement in Digicable(Network) India Private Ltd vs Union of India matter, thecourt said that the SC judgement clearly states there is noright to a prior hearing if the issue pertains to nationalsecurity.

BARC INDIA TO START NEWSRATINGS

BARC is planning to resume news channel ratingsfrom March 17.“BARC India is currently working towardsensuring the seamless release of individual news channeldata and intends to commence release with effect fromour reporting Week 10, 2022. As per our reporting cycle,this data will be released to the market on Thursday, 17thMarch 2022. We have communicated the same to ourclients and stakeholders,” BARC said in a statement.

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Sakhuja has taken over as the Chairman of BroadcastersAudience Research Council (BARC) India's TechnicalCommittee. He has replaced IPG Mediabrands India CEOShashi Sinha, who served as BARC TechComm Chairmanfor close to a decade since taking charge in 2012.

Sinha has joined the 10-member BARC India boardwhich has representatives from the Indian Broadcasting& Digital Foundation (IBDF), Advertising AgenciesAssociation of India (AAAI), and Indian Society OfAdvertisers (ISA).

BANK MOVES NCLT AGAINST ZEE

IndusInd Bank has moved NCLT against thecompany over default

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) hasmade a disclosure in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)that an application has been filed by Indusind BankLimited, before the National Company Law Tribunal forinitiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Processagainst the company.

NTO 2.0 DEADLINE EXTENDED

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)has extended the deadline for the implementation of NewTariff Order (NTO) 2.0 to June 1, 2022. The earlier deadlinewas April 2022.

“All distributors of televisionchannels shall ensure that with effectfrom June 1, 2022 services to thesubscribers are provided as per thebouquets or channels opted by thesubscribers,” the TRAI said in a letterto the broadcasters and distributionplatform operators (DPOs).

The regulator said it has received severalrepresentations from the stakeholders requesting forextension of time limit for implementation of NewRegulatory Framework 2020 due to the COVID situation.The stakeholders have told TRAI that most of their staffwere affected with Covid-19 and many were unable toattend the office due to guidelines issued by the stategovernments. Besides, their staff /linked local cableoperators are finding it difficult to reach the COVIDimpacted subscribers/areas for collection of choices etc.



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“The regulatory body also directed all the DPOsto report to the authority the Distributor Retail Price (DRP)of pay channels, composition of bouquet of pay channels/free-to-air channels and DRP of bouquets of pay channelsby March 31, 2022, and simultaneously publish suchinformation on their websites. The DPOs who have alreadysubmitted their RIOs in compliance with the NewRegulatory Framework may also revise their RIOs byMarch31, 2022.

TANVI SHUKLA HAS A TRYST WITHINDIA AHEAD

Tanvi Shukla who was with Mirror Now, has movedto India Ahead News Group. India Ahead is ledby Bhupinder Chaubey. Tanvi will do theelection coverage and also contribute to thedigital arm of the India Ahead Group.

India Ahead was started by AndhraPrabha publications group. Group EditorialPresident Sudeep Mukhia said, “Tanvi’sappointment further strengthens our belief thatin the cacophony of noise, genuine talent nowtrusts India Ahead totally. That’s what wewanted to achieve to start with. Tanvi bringswith her years of credibility and anunderstanding of the news space which will addmore to our already proven trust worthiness.”

Group CEO Bhupendra Chaubey commented,“Tanvi Shukla is amongst the next generation of Indianbroadcasters who will take our medium forward. It’s adelight to see so many young talented people like TanviShukla, Aditi Anantnarayan and Neha Khanna nowbecoming a part of our stable”

TANVI SHUKLA

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NEWS ON OTT BY TV9

TV9 , the news network is set to launch News9Plus, an English video news magazine in an OTT formatby March end.

Barun Das, CEO, TV9 Network, said, "Historically,the Indian news genre has undermined itself with a hugeself-created handicap. It has neverleveraged India's core strength - its largeconsumer base. Newspapers have alwayssubsidised the reader and TV newschannels are mostly free to air. Hence, wehave lived with tremendous pressure onad revenue. On the other hand,consumers have just about startedpaying for digital news. However, thispropensity to pay for digital news willdepend on how effectively digital news platforms canserve the consumer ‘what they want, when they want’.”

"The English news television space has shrunkdramatically over the past few years in viewership andrevenue. So, it seemed obvious to us that this English-speaking audience - often the early adapters - are waitingfor an OTT news service. To my mind, linear newstelevision will make way for OTT news service in thenear future. Hindi and regional language markets maycontinue in the current linear TV mode for some moretime, but it is certainly time for a cutting-edge OTT news

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offering in English which marries the best UI/UX thattechnology can offer with incisive, in depth, intelligentand engaging content. News9 Plus will strive to be thatexact amalgam.”

WATCHO HAS 45 MILLIONSUBSCRIBERS

OTT platform Watcho has achieved a remarkablefeat of 45 million cumulative user base in India.

Watcho features short-format content acrossgenres and caters to the needs of viewers across thespectrum. There are Live TV offerings, new-age originalcontent for those who are looking for variety, and user-generated videos on Swag for exhibiting talent.

Anil Dua, Executive Director andGroup CEO, Dish TV India, said, “We aredelighted to have achieved thismilestone of 45 million users on ourplatform. When we embarked on thejourney of providing on-demand qualitycontent with the launch of Watcho, wewanted to supplement our DTH userviewing experience. Today, Watcho isserving exciting exclusive content to allits users, and at the same time, it is also offering Live TVservices on-the-go to DishTV and D2H customers.Watcho is also fast-emerging as the preferred platform forusers to showcase their talent. We remain committed tocontinuously strengthening our offering and improvingour user experience on the platform, and we are glad thatwe are well on our way to achieving many moremilestones.”

Sukhpreet Singh, Corporate Head – Marketing,DishTV and Watcho, said, “Engaging and short-formatcontent has always been an unmet need for viewers acrossthe country, particularly amongst millennials and GenZwho are at the forefront of consumption as well as creation.Riding on these trends, Watcho continued to gainstrength with a strong semi-urban presence in addition tosignificant Tier-1 visibility. The app has notched up morethan 45 million user base so far. We are enthused with this

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new milestone Watcho has achieved in a very short time,and we intend to continue to work towards making it thefirst choice for our users.”

AIRTEL XSTREAM PREMIUM ON ASINGLE APP

Bharti Airtel is launching its new video streamingservice - Airtel Xstream Premium.

It will feature content from 15 Indian and globalvideo OTTs in one app. Customers will get access to acatalogue of over 10,500 movies and shows plus Livechannels from SonyLIV, ErosNow, Lionsgate Play,Hoichoi, ManoramaMax, Shemaroo, Ultra, HungamaPlay,EPICon, Docubay, DivoTV,Klikk, Nammaflix, Dollywood,Shorts TV on Airtel XstreamPremium.

Everything comes in asingle app, single subscription,single sign-in, unified contentsearch and AI-drivenpersonalised curation for eachuser. Users can access AirtelXstream Premium across mobiles, tablets, laptops throughthe app or web and on the TV through the Xstream set-top-box.

Adarsh Nair, CEO - Airtel Digital, said, “AirtelXstream Premium is a game changing innovation to

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democratise OTT content in India by solving the keychallenges of content discovery, affordability anddistribution. As a unified digital platform, it’s a win-winproposition for customers and OTT players alike as webegin an exciting journey to make digital entertainmentmainstream in India.”

Airtel is targeting 20 million subscriptions throughthis offering and is collaborating with many more OTTplayers to make Airtel Xstream Premium the go-todestination for digital entertainment in India.

ZEE5 HIRES ANIL KOTIAN

Zee5 has hired Anil Kotian as Sr Vice-President - Revenue and will Head AgencyRelationship team .

He was previously associated with PublicisEmil, where he was Head - India, Publicis Groupe'sintegrated agency for Mercedes-Benz.

T-SERIES MAKES ITS OTT DEBUT

T-Series has made its OTT debut and venturedinto producing web-series for OTT platforms.

T-Series aims to captivate the world witha wide range of movies and web showsspanning over the genres of action thrillers,biopics, murder mysteries, jailbreak dramas andmore in 2022 and beyond in the digital world.

Bhushan Kumar, Chairman andManaging Director of T-Series, said, “We at T-Series have always believed in the power ofstories, be it through the music we make or thefilms we produce. Taking forward this veryideology, we are ecstatic to now foray intoproducing web-shows with powerhousecontent makers such as Aanand L Rai, AnubhavSinha, Nikhil Advani, Hansal Mehta, Sanjay Gupta, BejoyNambiar, Suparn S Varma (The Family Man), Mikhil Musale(Made In China), Soumendra Padhi (Jamtara) amongseveral more stalwarts. Through this we aim at offeringfresh, original and exclusive stories tailored for our viewersacross the globe.”

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INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS

BOOSTINGTELECOM,

BROADBAND &TELEVISION

INFRASTRUCTUREThe ‘Make in India’ campaign will get a fillip

with the Govt’s desire to boost the infrastructurefor telecom, broadband and Television.

This will address the much-needed shortfalland gaps needed to propel investments

needed for this segment.

Scatmag looks at the issues which needs to beaddressed to boost the telecom, broadband andtelevision infrastructure and create the roadmap

for a super infrastructure.

BACKGROUND ANDENABLING GOVERNMENT

POLICIES AND INITIATIVESA) BACKGROUND

India is the world’s second-largesttelecommunications market and hasregistered strong growth in the last decade.The country has mobile subscriber base ofaround 1.16 billion as of November 2021 whichis expected to touch 1.42 billion by 2024. Thenumber of broadband subscriber base hasincreased to 801.6 million in November 2021which is expected to touch 900 million by 2025.India’s data consumption is around 12 GB perMonth/user and is likely to touch 25GB perMonth/User by 2025. Telecommunicationindustry is enabled by a complex value chainthat includes service providers, equipmentvendors and users. It plays a significant rolein economic and social development of acountry. As the world gets more and moretechnologically advanced, most of theemerging technologies would ride on the telecom networksleading to tremendous market opportunities in the sector.

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The unprecedented growth and rapid digitization in thesector have become the key factors to drive growth of thenetworking and telecom equipment (NATE) market.

The telecom industry’s contribution to GDP has beenestimated to be 6.5% at present and would further increaseas the focus shifts to 5G deployments. Programmes likeDigital India, Smart Cities, Digital Saksharta Abhiyan(DISHA), National Broadband mission, Industry 4.0 etc. areexpected to multiply the demand for telecom products andin turn NATE. It is believed that India’s digital economyhas the potential to reach USD 1 trillion by the year 2025driven by increased proliferation of smart phones, improvedinternet penetration, growth of mobile broadband, uptakeof data usage, and further penetration of social media. Asthe government makes concerted efforts to digitize theeconomy, the demand for affordable Networking andTelecom Equipment (NATE) is expected to growconsiderably. It is therefore important to promote domesticmanufacturing sector to meet the growing equipmentdemand. This in turn will contribute handsomely to the GDPand employment in the country. It will also promote exportsand allow India to become important player in internationalvalue chain.

The totalwireless data usagein India grew 1.82%quarterly to reach25,227 PB8 in thethird quarter ofFY21. Gross revenueof the telecom sectorstood at Rs. 68,228crore (US$ 9.35billion) in the thirdquarter of FY21.Over the next fiveyears, rise in mobile-phone penetration and decline in data costs is likely to add500 million new internet users in India, creating opportunitiesfor new businesses. The region-wise projections of the 5Gsubscribers according to ‘The Mobile Economy AsiaPacific- 2020 Report’ published by GSM association, is givenin Figure 1.

The rapidly growing number of mobile phone usersand the impending technological shift towards 5G is likelyto be key catalysts and will fuel the market growth.Advancements in wireless communication infrastructurehave already uplifted the demand for advanced NATE such

FIGURE 1 - Projections of the 5G subscribers

Source: The Mobile Economy 2020- GSMA

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as mobile radio access network, microwave transmission,IP telephony, optical transport, mobile backhaul, carrierethernet switches, routers, wireless packet core etc. 5Gnetwork deployments mandate high speed all-pervasivebroadband, Internet-of-Things (IOT), Machine-to-Machine(M2M) communication and Digitalization of societies. It istherefore likely to give rise to opportunities because ofintroduction of new services and products, newintermediaries in the value chain, and greater efficiencies inproductivity across industry verticals.

The huge exponentially increasing market, propelledby the emerging 5G technology, provides tremendousopportunities for equipment manufacturers to grow into apotent player in the telecom universe. It becomes necessaryfor a country to have an agile manufacturing setup for NATEso that value addition to the economy can be maximized.

The growth of the domestic Networking and TelecomEquipment manufacturing (hereinafter referred as NATEM)would create various forward and backward linkages andexpand demand for other electronic components. It wouldalso develop the technical know-how and skills of peoplein the country, lower the import requirement for telecomend products, and enable the sector to align withGovernment of India’s vision of an Atmanirbhar-Bharat.Robust NATEM sector is also a prerequisite in view ofgrowing security concerns regarding data privacy andoverarching geopolitical concerns surrounding personaldata protection.

The competition in the global NATE market, however,is intense. Key players are delivering diversified productportfolios to meet the customers’ needs. Asia Pacific is likelyto exhibit substantial growth in the NATE market due to thesignificant ongoing internet infrastructure development.The manufacturing companies in India need to align withthe ‘Make in India’ initiative of government and enhanceindustry’s share in the economy. They should aspire toemerge as an export hub for markets like South AsianAssociation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC),Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), African,and Latin American countries to start with, and then emergeas global market player in this sector.

A review of the manufacturing scenario of NATEshows that the country is not able to fully exploit theupsurge in telecom sector. The sector, on one hand, is ableto bring foreign exchange to economy in form of foreigndirect investment (FDI), but on other hand, huge amount offoreign exchange is flowing out on account of pay-outs forthe imported equipment, inputs, Intellectual Property Rights(IPRs) and profit margins.

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The Export Import data on various components oftelecom manufacturing is presented in the table 1.

B) ELEMENTS OF LOCAL NETWORKAND TELECOM EQUIPMENTMANUFACTURING

There are various facts that will have to be addressedsimultaneously for promoting NATEM in India. Asenvisaged in NDCP-2018, if India’s contribution to globalvalue chains is to be maximized by focusing on domesticproduction, increasing exports, and reducing the importburden, then initiatives need to be taken on several parallelfronts as depicted in figure 2.

Each of these facets have been briefly explainedbelow:

Institutional mechanisms to oversee policy initiativesFor time bound and focused approach on variousaspects of planning, policy formulation,implementation, monitoring and development of thewhole ecosystem for manufacturing in the telecomsector, proper institutional mechanism needs to beput in place to formulate, implement, and monitorvarious policy initiatives.

Technical know-howIn order to create a thriving NATEM ecosystem in thecountry, huge efforts on promoting Research &Development (R&D) are required on priority. Forcomprehensive focus on promotion of R&D, variousissues pertaining to funding R&D activities, PatentFramework, rights and obligations of StandardEssential Patent (SEP) holders, Licensing of Patentson Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory

TABLE 1 - EXPORT IMPORT DATA FOR NATECategory/ Telegraphic Apparatus Mobile Telecom Cables Parts of Telephonic/Period Telegraphic Apparatus

Export Import Excess Export Import Excess Export Import Excess Export Import Excess(in (in of Import (in (in of Import (in (in of Import (in (in of Import

Rs Cr) Rs Cr) over Rs Cr) Rs Cr) Rs Cr) Rs Cr) Rs Cr) Rs Cr) overExport Export

2017-18 5221 48150 42929 1367 22788 21421 2775 4104 1329 1666 74527 728612018-19 6300 55816 49516 11396 11304 (92) 3122 5677 2555 1804 60907 591032019-20 5612 38590 32978 27225 7403 (19822) 3073 4305 1232 2166 56039 538732020-21 5249 35351 30102 14232 13389 (843) 2399 2879 480 1855 37753 35898(Till 31.12.20)

Source – TEPC

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(FRAND), Dispute resolution, centralized SEP Portalrequires attention. Further Incubation Centres, theneed for test beds, access to trials etc. needs to beaddressed. Additionally, R&D capability within acountry cannot be boosted without addressing theissue of upgradation of manpower skills, introducingspecially curated curriculums based on internationallearning and establishment of design labs in academicinstitutions. Another important aspect of the R&Decosystem is availability of test beds, testing, andcertification facilities. Given that the issue ofpromoting R&D for localNATEM has several facetsthat need to be addressed, theAuthority feels that thisrequires a separate focus andtherefore, the Authority hasdecided to come out with aseparate consultation paperon promoting R&D in thesector.

Funding availabilityAvailability of adequatefinancing options isinstrumental in strengtheningthe manufacturing sector. Telecom and networkequipment manufacturing in India, still in its nascentstage, requires easy availability of cheap credit andmultiple capital funding options.

InfrastructureBeyond technical know-how and funding, amanufacturer requires infrastructure for setting upa manufacturing facility. Infrastructural disabilitiesadd to the cost differential which hinders growthof the domestic market. Establishment ofmanufacturing tech parks and extending incentivesto them, ensuring power availability at affordableprice, ascertaining availability of Information &Communication Technologies (ICT) facilities andaffordable logistics are some of the steps that canbe taken to address the infrastructure related issuesfor NATE manufacturers.

Support to improve CompetitivenessSustained Development of NATEM in India can beensured only if it has a competitive edge. A buyer,both within India as well as outside, will prefer to buyproducts at the most competitive price. In several

FIGURE 2 - Elements of promoting NATEM

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countries, governments have rolled out fiscal incentiveschemes like tax holidays/deferment, introduction andexemption of countervailing duties, availability ofcheaper capital etc. to improve the competitivenessof locally manufactured products. In addition,comprehensive schemes like preferential access tomarket for locally manufactured products and offeringproduction linked incentives are also used as toolsfor promoting local equipment manufacturing and toovercome various cost disabilities.

Ease of doing businessFor promoting any business activity, includingmanufacturing, government needs to ensure that easeof doing business environment exists. It also needsto address issues related to delayed clearances andapprovals and too many compliances.

Export promotionPolicy measures are also required to ensure that thetelecom products manufactured in India areshowcased and promoted overseas.

Some of the above-mentioned elements of promotinglocal manufacturing have been addressed in the past byvarious policy measures that have been pronounced/implemented by the Government. Some of the TelecomRegulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Recommendations inthe past have also dealt with these subjects in detail.

PROMOTING NATEM IN INDIA – ISSUESINVOLVED

As discussed in the previous chapter, demand fortelecom products would increase considerably in near futureowing to rapid digitization, technological innovations, andadoption. The new infrastructure will pave the way for ahost of advanced customer-focused technologies such as5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) etc.;the widespread deployment of which will drive the futuregrowth of equipment market. This, in turn, will drive growthof Capital expenditure (CAPEX) in NATEM in next few yearsin India.

Promoting NATEM in India has two aspects, thefirst being to attract the global leaders to manufacture inIndia and the second to develop indigenous industries. Toaddress the former, the global giants may be encouraged toset up manufacturing units in India for key NATE. To caterto the aspect of development of the indigenous industry,policy focus towards making Indian manufacturerscompetitive by providing suitable incentives and

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progressive schemes will be required. This will not onlyscale up indigenous manufacturing to meet Indian demandbut will also help in competing with international giants.

Figure 2 brings out various elements of promotingNATEM within the country. The foremost is the requirementof putting in place institutional mechanisms to decide policyinterventions, monitor its implementation, and take coursecorrective measures. The next requirement is technical know-how. This should be supported by availability of financesand various fiscal incentives. Availability of technical know-how and capital should then be aided by manufacturingfacilities/ infrastructure which normally come in the form ofmanufacturing parks, where several manufacturing entitiesare located. The Authority in its earlier recommendationson Promoting Local Telecom Equipment Manufacturingdated 03.08.2018, have dealt with some of these aspects indetail along with some financial and fiscal/non-fiscalincentives.

The Authority in these recommendations stated that‘DoT should coordinate with Ministry of Finance for makingavailable the following financing options, in line with thepractices followed by other export-oriented economies, toindigenous telecom equipment manufacturers:

(i) Venture capital in the form of equity and soft loans.(ii) Project finance.(iii) Contract financing options.(iv) Credit default insurance.’

DoT has informed TRAI that the DigitalCommunication Commission (DCC) while considering thesaid recommendations, has asked to seek further detailsfrom TRAI on the same. Accordingly, through thisconsultation paper, the Authority is seeking views ofstakeholders on various financing options for promotingNATEM in India. In addition, the Authority is also seekingviews of stakeholders on various fiscal/non-fiscal incentivesthat can be offered for promoting NATEM in India.

It is imperative for Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEM) to focus on newer and upcoming technologies toensure relevance in the global NATE market and for thesame, sufficient financial resources should be madeavailable. Since NATEM is essentially capital-intensive, amajor roadblock to rapid formation and expansion of anequipment ecosystem in the country can be insufficientavailability of funds. It has been observed that easyavailability of capital, soft-loans, contract financing, andcredit default insurance are important for promotingproductivity across all manufacturing sectors. The Telecom

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industry was given infrastructure status by the governmentin April 2013. This was aimed at boosting investment in theTelecom sector. However, the sector still suffers from lackof sufficient inflow of credit. The facility of low-cost financefor infrastructure items is readily available to manufacturersin Europe, United States and Asian countries like Korea.Low-cost finance in the form of speedy, easy availability ofloans from financial institutions as well as backing frominvestors are needed for the initial development of NATEMin India. This will help bring Indian manufacturers at parwith global players and promote local manufacturing. Thefollowing sections discuss previous TRAIrecommendations in this regard, the action taken by thegovernment and attempts to explore the various financialopportunities that are available to manufacturers.

In its 2011 Recommendation TRAI has mentionedvarious financing options to equipment manufacturers suchas All domestic telecom equipment manufacturers

producing Indian Products or Indian manufacturedproducts and having an annual turnover of less thanRs 1000 cr, should get access to debt finance for capitaland working capital for a period of 5 years onsubsidized terms. The extent of subsidy will be 6% forthe Indian Product Manufacturers and 3% forproducers of Indian Manufactured Products. TheGovernment should formulate a subsidy scheme forthe purpose and the subsidy grants can bechannelized for disbursement directly to the lendingbanks.

To create a Telecom Manufacturing Fund (TMF) forproviding venture capital to indigenousmanufacturing in the form of equity and soft loansfor supporting pre and post commercializationproduct development and brand creation. The TMFwould be managed by a corporate body and headedby a person of eminence in the field of banking/venture capital finance.

Further in 2018 recommendations the authority statedfor creation of Telecom Research and Development Fund(TRDF) with initial corpus of Rs. 1000 Crore. Subsequently,setting up of Telecom Entrepreneurial Promotion Fund andTelecom Manufacturing Promotion Fund was alsosuggested.

Subsequently in 2021 the government launched thePLI scheme for telecom and networking products. Theobjective of the scheme is to boost domestic NATEM byincentivizing incremental investments and turnover.

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OVERVIEW OF THEBROADCASTING SECTOR

EVOLUTION OF TELEVISION BROADCASTINGSECTOR IN INDIA

The growth story of the television broadcastingsector in India is as fascinating as the content it delivers.The terrestrial broadcast of Television (TV) service in Delhicommenced on 29th September 1959 by the state-ownedDoordarshan (DD). During the 1982 Asian Games held inDelhi, terrestrial broadcasting saw major expansion withDD adding 20 new transmitters to the existing 211 to providenational coverage for the first time. Asian Games alsointroduced color television broadcast in India.

Cable television came to India in 1989 with fewentrepreneurs (Cable TV Operators) distributing local videochannels that transmitted movies and music videos. CableOperators usually confined their operations within smallareas, such as a housing complex. The advent of satellitetelevision in India was triggered by the broadcast of theGulf War in the 1990s. The coverage was done by theAmerican news channel, Cable News Network (CNN) whichin turn, drove the use of satellite dishes by the Indian cableoperators for procuring CNN’s signals. The launch of StarTV and Zee TV in 1992 further stimulated the spread ofcable TV. According to a study conducted by the marketresearch firm, M/s Frank Small for Star TV, from a mere 412,000cable TV homes in January 1992, the number of cable homeswent up to 1.2 million by November 1992. By the end of1994, M/s Frank Small estimated the numbers of cable andsatellite homes at 11.8 million out of a total of 32.4 millionTV-owning homes. The industry has since seen a double-digit growth with current estimates suggesting around 212million pay television subscribers. Figure 3 depicts growthof TV households in India. Considering an estimated 40million subscribers of free-dish, India has 160-165 millionpay television consumers.

During its inception, the cable TV distributionbusiness was unregulated and fragmented, driven bythousands of small-scale operators with a scattered clientbase. Lack of regulation resulted in increasing disputes overmarket control, royalty payments, copyright violations, etc.The Government promulgated the Cable TelevisionNetworks (Regulation) Ordinance 1994 on 29th September1994 to bring order to the Cable TV sector. The ordinancewas later converted into the Cable Television Networks(Regulation) Act 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CableTV Act/CTN (R) Act’) on 25th March 1995, wherein

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Baart ma o M TolaIivajana p`saarNa xa o~ ka ivakasaBaart ma o M TolaIivajana p`saarNa xa o~ ka ivakasaBaart ma o M TolaIivajana p`saarNa xa o~ ka ivakasaBaart ma o M TolaIivajana p`saarNa xa o~ ka ivakasaBaart ma o M TolaIivajana p`saarNa xa o~ ka ivakasa

Baart maoM TolaIivajana p`saarNa xao~ ko ivakasa kI khanaI ]tnaI hIAakYa-k hO ijatnaa ik yah kMToMT p`dana krta hO.idllaI maoM TolaIivajana³TIvaI´ saovaa ka TroisT/yala p`saarNa rajya ko svaaima%va vaalao dUrdSa-na³DIDI´ Wara 29 isatMbar 1959 kao Sau$ ikyaa gayaa qaa.1982 maoM idllaImaoM Aayaaoijat eiSayaa[- KolaaoM ko daOrana DIDI ko saaqa TorisT/yala p`saarNa kabaD,a ivastar huAa¸ ijasamaoM phlaI baar raYT/Iya kvaroja p`dana krnao ko ilaemaaOjaUda 211 maoM sao 20 nayao T/aMsamaITr jaaoD,o gayao.eiSayaa[- KolaaoM nao Baart maoMrMgaIna TolaIivajana p`saarNa BaI Sau$ ikyaa.

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ApnaI sqaapnaa ko daOrana kobala TIvaI ivatrNa vyavasaaya AinayaMi~tAaOr KMiDt qaa¸ jaao ibaKro hue gaàhk AaQaar ko saaqa hjaaraoM CaoTo pOmaanaoko Aa^proTraoM Wara saMcaailat qaa.ivainayamana kI kmaI ko pirNaamasva$pbaajaar inayaM~Na¸ ra^yalTI Baugatana¸ ka^pIra[T ]llaMGana Aaid pr ivavaadbaZ, gayaa.sarkar nao kobala TIvaI xao~ maoM sauQaar laanao ko ilae 29 isatMbar1994 kao kobala TolaIivajana naoTvak- ³ivainayamana´ AiQainayama 1995³baad maoM kobala TIvaI AiQainayamaÀsaITIena ³Aar´ AiQainayama ko $p maoM



provisions for cable operator registration, their obligations,program code, etc., have been specified.

The Government brought a standard policy/regulatory framework for satellite broadcasters in 1999. Thepolicy Up linking/Down linking of TV Channelsencompasses the issues related to spectrum allocation,content regulation, and other aspects. Guidelines for Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform were issued in 2001, and DTHoperations commenced in India in 2003. Subsequently, theGovernment has brought in guidelines for Head-end IntoThe Sky (HITS) operators and the Internet ProtocolTelevision (IPTV).

The ‘Cable TVAct’ provides aframework for thehitherto unorganizedsector. However, thecable TV operationshave largely remainedanalog with poor qualityof service and non-transparency in serviceagreements amongst thestakeholders.

The CentralGovernment, vide anotification dated 9th January 2004, decided to entrustregulatory functions relating to the broadcasting and cableTV sector to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI/the Authority). Since then, the sector has undergonemassive transformation and growth. TRAI has enabledproactive regulations that establish a level playing fieldand transparency. The transparent regime has engenderedall round growth in the sector. Whether one look at revenuewise growth or number of television channels or the numberof distribution platform owners, the sector has set up newbenchmark of growth under the [able] watch of regulatorTRAI and policy makers at MIB. Effective regulatoryoversight has enabled one of the lowest prices for televisionsubscription across the globe. At $5-7 the effective averageprice of pay television subscription is 1/10th whencompared to United States.

With 901 TV channels, including 327 Pay TVchannels4, offered by 357 broadcasters, the Indian TVindustry is the world’s second-largest TV viewing universeacross the globe after China6. According to Media PartnersAsia, there are 169 million TV households in India whichincludes 42 million Terrestrial/Free Satellite connections.

Source: All India Digital Cable Federation

Figure 3: Total TV Households in India

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As of 31st March 2021, there are 1726 MSOs registeredwith the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).Further, there are 12 MSOs & one Headend-In-The-Sky(HITS) operator who have a subscriber base greater thanone million each. There are currently 4 Pay DTH operatorsfunctional in India, providing television services to a totalof 69.57 million subscribers as on 31st March 2021. Further,there are 17 registered Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)service providers. The total subscriber base under the IPTVsegment is less than a million. However, with the increasingindustry shift to convergence, the IPTV segment is likely tosee significant growth in days to come.

This consultation focuses on television broadcastingthrough cable, DTH, HITS and IPTV. There are few othertransmission mechanisms that may enable broadcast forwider usage like Digital Terrestrial Transmission (DTT),Radio Broadcast services, satellite uplinking anddownlinking facilities etc. However, given the current marketstructure, pay television broadcasting is predominantlythrough cable television, DTH, IPTV or HITS. As such, thisconsultation paper is mainly covering issues related topromotion of local manufacturing in television broadcastingsector.

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN LOCALMANUFACTURING – INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERVIEW

The previous chapters have touched upon theevolution of the television broadcast sector in India. Thetransformation and the exponential growth witnessed in thesector post digitalization have been discussed. The existinglevel of local manufacturing in the television broadcastsector, extant government policies and initiatives to assistthe domestic electronic manufacturing sector have also beendealt with. Based on these discussions, few importantobservations emerge. First, it is seen that there is a hugedemand potential in the sector, which is still far fromsaturation level, as far as 100% coverage of households isconcerned. It has also been discussed that there are wide-ranging policy measures in place to assist the broaderelectronic manufacturing sector, even if not specificallyfocused on the television broadcasting sector. Further, ithas also emerged that despite the extant policy measures,the television broadcast sector is predominantly dependentupon import for the deployment of equipment in thedistribution networks; the share of locally manufacturedequipment being to a limited extent. These observationsraise the question regarding the constraints that haveprevented the local manufacturing sector from capturing a

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greater market share of the substantial demand generatedby the sector. Based on the preliminary inputs from industrystakeholders, the following sections attempt to summarizesuch constraints.

At a broad level, some of the major concerns pertainto the quality of the final products, cost of the products,and the scale of production. Further, the lack of adequateResearch and Development (R&D) in the sector is anotherarea of concern for local production of televisionbroadcasting equipment. These factors hamper the demandfor locally manufactured equipment. Without adequatedemand, the scaling up of production of local equipmentwould not be incentivized, which in turn would notincentivize R&D in this sector. The need for a strong R&Decosystem is flagged as one of the key factors for promotinglocal manufacturing in the broadcasting sector. However, itmay be appropriate to mention here that issues related toR&D and innovation are being taken up separately throughanother consultation paper being brought out by TRAI thatwill focus on R&D issues in detail.

Simply put, competitively priced products ofacceptable quality shall boost the demand for localequipment, which should further stimulate the scale ofproduction of the television broadcasting equipment.However, certain key issues such as high capital costs, lackof financing options to the manufacturers, a heavy reductionin import tariffs in India, etc., act as roadblocks for the Indianindustry to meet these objectives. Lack of adequateinfrastructure, absence of a strong supply chain andlogistics, limited value addition, inadequate availability ofparts and components at the local level, etc., are some otherimportant issues reportedly besetting the localmanufacturing industry in the television broadcastingsector.

Based on interactions with the industry stakeholders,some of the major concerns afflicting the Indian broadcastmanufacturing sector are summarized below:

a) Heavy reliance on components from other countries:Imports of components from China and SoutheastAsian markets have dominated the supply chain inthe television broadcasting industry, which adds tothe cost of locally manufactured equipment. Due tothis, on one hand, and the FTAs, on the other, theimported product becomes available at a lower costcompared to the local products, adversely impactingthe demand for domestic products. This further affectsthe scalability of local production and the costcompetitiveness of domestic products.

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b) Competing nations offering High Incentives/Subsidies:Manufacturers in other countries, e.g., China, havethe advantage of the availability of finance atconvenient terms for components used in theelectronics sector. In comparison, the Indian industrydoes not have the benefit of easy access to financialsupport on similar terms. Further, loans are providedfor exporting components from China to Vietnam tothe Chinese companies, which manufacture inVietnam. Although the STB manufacturing ecosystemis fairly established in India, with only about 40% ofcomponents being obtained locally, manufacturersface production cost challenges, where they getcompetition from global companies. Components thatare predominantly imported include ICs, PCBs, remotecontrol cards, software components like CAS, passivecomponents, etc. As per EY report60 the current costof equity in India is estimated to be about 14% (13.61%for IT/ITES sector). With recent softening of primelending rates (PLR), stakeholders during theirinteractions with TRAI have also indicated that costof equity in India is between 10% to 12%. As per EYreport60, average differential in cost of capital in Indiacompared to developed countries is 3%, which issubstantial.

c) Dependence on foreign Conditional Access System(CAS):As discussed earlier, CAS is a proprietary component,whose manufacturing has been historically dominatedby large foreign vendors from the US, Europe, andChina. For STB manufacturing, there are contractmanufacturers developing the core chipsets andcomponents and software applications. However, therewas limited expertise in India to develop conditionalaccess system (CAS) boxes till some time back. Thedevelopment of Indian CAS was expected to breakthis dependence and enable the adoption of localSTBs. However, due to techno-commercial reasons,the availability of local CAS has so far not been ableto boost the demand for Indian STBs as anticipated.

d) Low value addition:Due to the value chain immaturity in India, domesticmanufacturing here focuses primarily on last-mileassembly. In India, OEM/ODM (Original EquipmentManufacturing /Original Design Manufacturing) andlocal suppliers of components are still in their

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nascency. Most of the OEM is limited to low-valueaddition, and this last mile assembly suggests thatthe industry is still in the primary stages of making.While most of the manufacturing happens in CKD(Completely Knocked Down)/SKD (Semi-KnockedDown) Form with some level of localization, high-endproducts are imported in CBU (Completely Built Up)form. Most of the EMS (Electronic ManufacturingServices) and OEMs are mainly undertaking last-mileassembly, and not much designing (R&D) isundertaken in the country.

e) Impact of trade agreements with other countries:As a consequence of India being a party to ITA(Information Technology Agreement), WTO treaties,and Foreign Trade Agreements (FTA), the import costsbecame lower than the local manufacturing costs formany products. This, in turn, made it harder for thedomestic manufacturers to stay cost-competitive.

i. ITA:As an upshot of the execution of the ITAgreement (ITA 1) of the WTO, the domestic IThardware and electronics manufacturing sectorwas hit first by the zero-customs duty system.Under ITA-1, each member agreed to eliminatecustoms duties and other duties and charges ofany kind within the meaning of Article II, clause 1(b) of Central Agreement on Tariff and Trade, 1994.India joined ITA on 25th March 1997. 217 tarifflines were brought down to zero since 2005, whichhas resulted in acceleration of ITA imports. TheITA covers a large number of high technologyproducts, including computers, telecommunicationequipment, semiconductors, semiconductormanufacturing and testing equipment, software,scientific instruments, as well as most of the partsand accessories of these products.

ii. FTA:India had become party to a Free TradeAgreement (FTA)/Preferential TradingAgreement (PTA) with multiple countries andmore negotiations in the form of agreements werein place in which the electronics hardware fromthese countries shall be imported at a preferentialrate of duty, which is lower than the usual rate oftariff. FTAs signed by India are with production-driven economies like Taiwan and Japan.

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Consumer electronics and home appliances arefacing an inverted duty structure due to theintroduction of FTAs, where the finished productis imported at 0 percent concessional import duty,while components import attract around 7.5percent-10 percent customs duty, thus making thefinal product more costly than the importedproduct.

iii. ASEAN FTA:Imports from ASEAN countries (primarily Vietnamand Thailand) cover a large percentage of theIndian STB industry. However, these STBs aremanufactured or redirected to India from suchmarkets by Chinese companies in Vietnam andother ASEAN countries to exploit the FTA (i.e.,without much value addition (VA) being done inthose countries and meeting the minimum 35percent VA stipulation as mentioned in the India-ASEAN FTA).

f) Buyer’s credit given to Indian importers of STBs:Indian importers are allowed to avail buyer’s creditfor import for three years. According to CEAMA,Chinese companies in Vietnam produce STBs andexport at 0% duty to India. Using easy credits issuedby Chinese banks with a mandate to promoteexports, Chinese companies procure componentsfrom China. In the form of buyer’s credit, the bankfinancing used by Chinese companies forcomponent procurement is passed on to Indianimporters (cable operators and DTH operators). AsIndian banks do not provide buyer’s credit for STBs,this makes importing more worthwhile thanpurchasing from Indian suppliers for the Indian STBimporters.

g) Infrastructural concerns:Such as freight costs and logistics costs as well aschallenges in availability of quality power, land, andlabour at affordable rates, also create impediments forlocal manufacturing in the sector.

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The 5G rollout is galvanising the industry into amajor growth phase. Will 5G impact the cable TVindustry? This is a moot point which needs to beconsidered. 5G can impact cable Internet and itturn prove detrimental to the cable TV businessmodel. There are certain disadvantages which5G technology might have which can include

the infrastructure costs whereas the cableinfrastructure is already well-established

across the entire country, which allows thecable companies to deliver service to people

living in rural and remote areas. 5G Spectrumlicensing and other bottlenecks are therewhich needs to be addressed for a smooth

transition to the rollout of 5G.Scatmag looks at some of the hitherto issues

which can prop up in the midst of the 5Grevolution which is soon bound to get underway

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT),through its letter dated 13th September 2021, has informedthe following to the TelecomRegulatory Authority of India(TRAI):

a) Based on the TRAIrecommendations dated1st August 2018 andresponse dated 8th July2019 on DoT’s back-reference, Governmentconducted auction ofspectrum in 700 MHz, 800MHz, 900 MHz, 1800MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300MHz, 2500 MHz bands inMarch 2021. A total of2,308.80 MHz spectrum worth Rs. 4,00,396.20 Crore atReserve Price in different band-LSA1 combinationswas put to auction, out of which 855.60 MHz quantumwas sold in the auction resulting in total winning bidsworth Rs. 77,820.81 Crore. No bids were received in700 MHz and 2500 MHz bands. Spectrum unsold in

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jabaik kobala kI bauinayaadI Z,aMcaa phlao sao hI pUro doSa maoMAcCI trh sqaaipt hO¸ jaao kobala kMpinayaaoM kao gaàimaNa AaOrdUrdraja ko xao~aoM maoM rhnao vaalao laaogaaoM kao saovaa donao kI Anaumait

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ilae saMbaaoiQat krnao kI AavaSyakta hO.skOTmaOga Aba tk ko kuC eosao mau_aoM kI Aaor Qyaana do rha hO

jaao 5jaI ËaMit ko baIca maoM ]Bar sakto hOM jaao jald hISau$ haonao vaalaa hO.

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the auction held in March 2021 may be put to auctionin the forthcoming auction.

b) In the TRAI recommendations dated 1st August 2018,spectrum in 3300-3600 MHz band was also included.However, due to certain issues, the Governmentdecided to initiate action to auction spectrum in thisband separately after resolutionof these issues and, therefore, itwas not a part of the auctionheld in March 2021. Now, as theissues have been resolved aswell as the range of availablefrequencies in this range hasslightly gone up, it has beendecided by the Government thatspectrum in the frequency range3300-3670 MHz should be made available to theTelecom Service Providers for International MobileTelecommunications (IMT)/5G through auction.

c) In addition to the above, new frequency bands(mentioned below) have also been decided to be usedfor IMT/5G: 526-582 MHz in all the LSAs in coordination with

Ministry of information & Broadcasting (MIB).The use will be coordinated with minimum keepout distance from MIB transmitters.

582-617 MHz in all the LSAs. This band will beavailable for IMT/5G and rural point to point links.

617-698 MHz in all the LSAs except a few areas/locations.

24.25 to 28.5 GHz in all the LSAs except certainportion of this frequency range at 5 locations withprotection distance of 2.7 km.

d) DoT has also received few requests regardingspectrum requirements for captive usage of 5Gapplications by some industries e.g. Industry 4.0. TheCellular Operators Association of India (COAI) hasalso submitted a letter regarding Private CaptiveNetwork, wherein they have inter-alia requested notto reserve any spectrum which has been identified forIMT, for Private Captive Networks.

e) Parliamentary Standing Committee on InformationTechnology in its report on “India’s preparedness for5G” has made certain observations on pricing ofspectrum. Also, DoT has received request from COAIregarding effective spectrum pricing.

hu[- naIlaamaI maoM ibanaa ibako spo@T/ma kao AagaamaI naIlaamaI maoM inalaamaikyaa jaa sakta hO.

baI´ T/a[- kI 1 Agast 2018 kI isafairSaao M mao M 3300–3600maogaahT\-ja baOMD maoM spo@T/ma kao BaI Saaimala ikyaa gayaa qaa.halaaMikkuC mau_aoM ko karNa sarkar nao [na mau_aoM kao samaaQaana ko baad Alaga

sao [sa baOMD maoM spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaI ko ilaekar-vaa[- Sau$ krnao ka fOsalaa ikyaa AaOr [sailaeyah maaca- 2021 maoM hu[- naIlaamaI ka ihssaa nahIMqaa.Aba¸ caUMik mau_aoM ka samaaQaana hao gayaa hOAaOr saaqa hI [sa EaoNaI maoM ]plabQa ÍI@vaoMisayaaoMkI saImaa qaaoD,I baZ, gayaI hO sarkar Wara yahinaNa-ya ilayaa gayaa hO ik ÍI@vaoMsaI roMja 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja maoM spo@T/ma naIlaamaI ko maaQyama

sao AMtrraYT/Iya maaobaa[la dUrsaMcaar ³Aa[-emaTI´À5jaI ko ilaedUrsaMcaar saovaa p`dataAaoM kao ]plabQa krayaa jaanaa caihe.

saI´ ]prao@t ko Alaavaa¸ Aa[-emaTIÀ5jaI ko ilae nayao ÍI@vaoMsaI baOMD³naIcao ]llaoiKt´ ka BaI ]pyaaoga krnao ka inaNa-ya ilayaa gayaa: saUcanaa va p`saarNa maM~alaya ³emaAa[-baI´ ko samanvaya sao saBaI

elaesae maoM 526–582 maogaahT\-ja.]pyaaoga kao emaAa[-baIT/aMsamaITraoM sao nyaUnatma dUrI banaayao rKnao ko saaqa samainvatikyaa jaayaogaa.

saBaI elaesae ma o M 582–617 ma ogaahT\ -ja.yah ba O MDAa[-emaTIÀ5jaI AaOr $rla pa^[MT TU pa^[MT ilaMk ko ilae]plabQa haogaa.

kuC xao~aoMÀsqaanaaoM kao CaoD,kr saBaI elaesae maoM 617–698maogaahT\-ja.

2º7 ikmaI kI saurxaa dUrI ko saaqa 5 sqaanaaoM pr [sa ÍI@vaoMsaIroMja ko kuC ihssaaoM kao CaoD,kr saBaI elaesae maoM 24¸ 25 sao28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja.

DI´ Da^T kao kuC ]VaogaaoM Wara 5jaI AavaodnaaoM ko kOiPTva ]pyaaoga koilae spo@T/ma AavaSyaktaAaoM ko saMbaMQa maoM kuC AnauraoQa pàPt huehOM.]Vaoga 4º0 saolyaular Aa^proTsa- esaaoisaeSana Aa^f [MiDyaa³saIAaoeAa[- nao BaI inajaI kOiPTva naoTvak- ko saMbaMQa maoM ek p~p`stut ikyaa hO ijanamaoM ]nhaoMnao Anya baataoM ko saaqa–saaqa inajaIkOiPTva naoTvak- ko ilae Aa[-emaTI ko ilae phcaanao gayao iksaI BaIspo@T/ma kao Aarixat nahIM krnao ka AnauraoQa ikyaa hO.

[-´ saUcanaa tknaIkI pr saMsadIya sqaayaI saimait nao ‘5jaI ko ilae BaartkI tOyaarI’ pr ApnaI irpaoT- maoM spo@T/ma ko maUlya inaQaa-rNa pr kuCiTPpiNayaaM kI hO.saaqa hI¸ Da^T kao p`BaavaI spo@T/ma maUlya inaQaa-rNako saMbaMQa maoM saIAaoeAa[- sao AnauraoQa pàPt huAa hO.


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f) Department of Space (DoS) had invited comments onDraft Spacecom Policy liberalizing space segment forprivate sector participation to provide commercialcommunication services in India. This includes theLow Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)satellite constellations operational over India. In caseof satellite communication, the subscriber is accessedfrom the satellite through “Access spectrum” similarto “Access spectrum” in terrestrial network and thedemand for such spectrum will potentially increase inthe future.

In view of the above, DoT throughits afore-mentioned letter dated 13thSeptember 2021, under the terms of clause11 (1)(a) of TRAI Act, 1997 as amended byTRAI Amendment Act 2000, has requestedTRAI to:

a) Provide recommendations onapplicable reserve price, band plan,block size, quantum of spectrum to beauctioned and associated conditionsfor auction of spectrum in 526-698MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300-3670 MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz bands for IMT/5G.

b) Provide recommendations on quantum of spectrum/band, if any, to be earmarked for private captive/isolated 5G networks, competitive/transparent methodof allocation, and pricing, for meeting the spectrumrequirements if captive 5G applications of industriesfor machine/plant automation purposes/Machine-to-Machine (M2M) in premises.

c) Provide recommendations on appropriate frequencyband, band plan, block size, applicable reserve price,quantum of spectrum to be auctioned and associatedconditions for auction of spectrum for space-basedcommunication services.

d) Provide any other recommendations deemed fit forthe purpose of spectrum auction in these frequencybands, including the regulatory/technicalrequirements as enunciated in the relevant provisionsof the latest International Telecommunication Union(ITU)-R Radio Regulations.

Subsequently, vide its letter dated 23rd September2021 (Annexure-1.2), DoT has informed that the Governmenthas taken the following decisions with regard to future

ef´ AMtirxa ivaBaaga ³DIAaoesa´ nao Baart maoM vaaiNaijyak saMcaar saovaayaoMp`dana krnao ko ilae inajaI xao~ kI BaagaIdarI ko ilae AMtirxa KMDkao ]dar banaanao vaalaI sposaka^ma naIit ko masaaOdo pr iTPpiNayaaMAamaMi~t kI qaIM.[samaoM laao Aqa- Aaiba-T ³ela[-Aao AaOr maIiDyanaAqa- Aaiba-T ³ema[-Aao saOTolaa[T taramaMDla Saaimala hO jaao BaartmaoM kama kr rho hOM.saOTolaa[T saMcaar ko maamalao maoM gaàhk kaosaOTolaa[T sao ‘e@saosa spo@T/ma’ ko maaQyama sao sqalaIya naoTvak- maoM‘e@saosa spo@T/ma’ ko samaana e@saosa ikyaa jaata hO AaOr BaivaYya maoM

[sa trh ko spo@T/ma kI maaMga saMBaaivat $p sao baZ,jaayaogaI.

]prao@t kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue Da^T nao T/a[- AiQainayama1997 ko KMD 11 ³1´ ³e´ kI Satao-M ko tht 13isatMbar 2021 ko Apnao ]pyau-@t p~ ko maaQyama saoT/a[- saMSaaoQana AiQainayama 2000 Wara saMSaaoiQat¸ T/a[-sao AnauraoQa ikyaa hO:e´ laagaU Aarixat maUlya¸ baOMD yaaojanaa¸ blaa^k Aakar¸naIlaamaI ikyao jaanao vaalao spo@T/ma kI maa~a AaOr 526–698 maogaahT\-ja¸ 700 maogaahT\-ja¸ 800 maogaahT\-ja¸

900 maogaahT\-ja¸ 1800 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2100 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2300maogaahT\-ja¸ 2500 maogaahT\-ja¸ 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 2425–28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja baOMD maoM Aa[-emaTIÀ5jaI spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaIko ilae saMbaMiQat Satao-M pr isafairSaoM p`dana kro.

baI´ maSaInaÀsaMyaM~ ko ilae ]VaogaaoM ko kOiPTva 5jaI AavaodnaaoM ko maamalaomaoM spo@T/ma AavaSyaktaAaoM kao pUra krnao ko ilae inajaI kOiPTvaÀpRqak5jaI naoTvak- AavaMTna kI pìtspQaa-ÀpardSaI- ivaiQa AaOr maUlyainaQaa-rNa ko ilae inaQaa-irt ikyao jaanao vaalao spo@T/maÀbaOMD kI maa~a¸pirsar maoM svacaalana ]_oSyaÀmaSaIna–TU–maSaIna ³ema2ema´ yaid kao[-hao pr isafairSaoM p`dana kro.

saI´ ]pyau@t ÍI@vaoMsaI baOMD¸ baOMD yaaojanaa¸ blaa^k Aakar¸ laagaU AarixatmaUlya¸ naIlaamaI ikyao jaanao vaalao spo@T/ma kI maa~a AaOr AMtirxaAaQaairt saMcaar saovaaAaoM ko ilae spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaI ko ilaesaMbaw Satao-M pr isafairSaoM p`dana kro.

DI´ navaInatma AMtrraYT/Iya dUrsaMcaar saMGa ³Aa[-TIyaU –Aar roiDyaao ivainayamaaoMko pasaMigak pavaQaanaaoM maoM ]llaoiKt inayaamakÀtknaIkI AavaSyaktaAaoMsaiht [na ÍI@vaoMsaI baOMDaoM maoM spo@T/ma naIlaamaI ko ]_oSya ko ilae]pyau@t samaJaI jaanao vaalaI kao[- Anya isafairSaoM p`dana kro.

[sako baad¸ Apnao p~ idnaaMk 23 isatMbar 2021 ³Anaulagnak–1º2´ komaaQyama sao Da^T nao saUicat ikyaa hO ik sarkar nao BaivaYya kI spo@T/manaIlaamaI ko saMbaMQa maoM inamnailaiKt inaNa-ya ilayao hOM AaOr T/a[- sao AnauraoQa


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spectrum auctions and requested TRAI to consider/factorin the same while providing recommendations in responseto DoT’s earlier letter dated 13th September 2021:

a) Rationalizing Bank Guarantees to securitizeDeferred Annual Spectrum payment instalments infuture spectrum auctions: For spectrum auctionsheld in the future, the requirement for the successfulbidder to submit a Financial Bank Guarantee (FBG)of an amount equal to one annual instalment tosecuritize the instalment, and to submit PerformanceBank Guarantee (PBG) for roll out obligations etc.,will be dispensed with. DoT will also appropriatelyaddress the eligibility conditions for participationin the auction, so that the participants havesufficient financial capacity.

b) Increase in duration of Spectrum Allocation: In futureauctions, access spectrum will be assigned for a periodof 30 years. However, since in past auctions the reserveprices and bids were corresponding to validity of 20years, there will be no change in the tenure for spectrumacquired in past auctions.

c) Regular conduct of Spectrum Auction on annual basis:Spectrum auctions will be held normally in the lastquarter of every financial year. Whenever necessary,auctions can be held at shorter intervals also.

d) Provisions for Surrender of Spectrum: In order toencourage better utilization of spectrum and toencourage business, for the auctions conductedhenceforth, Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) may bepermitted to surrender spectrum after a minimum periodof 10 (ten) years. TSPs will have to inform one yearprior to surrendering their spectrum. An appropriatesurrender fee will be charged. However, the spectrumpurchase dues for the remaining (post surrender)period will not be levied.

e) No Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) for Spectrumacquired in future auctions: For spectrum acquired infuture auctions no SUC will be charged. The conditionof minimum 3% weighted average SUC rate and SUCfloor amount will also be removed. Guidelines will beissued by DoT to operationalize this decision.

f) Sharing of Spectrum: In order to encourage spectrumsharing for better utilization and efficiency, henceforthspectrum sharing will not attract an increase in theSUC rate by 0.5%. Guidelines have already beenamended by DoT to operationalize this decision.

ikyaa hO ik Da^T ko phlao ko 13 isatMbar 2021 ko javaaba maoM isafairSaoMp`dana krto samaya ]sa pr ivacaarÀkark kroM:e´ BaivaYya kI spo@T/ma naIlaaimayaaoM maoM Aasqaigat vaiYa-k spo@T/ma Baugatana

ikstaoM kao saurixat krnao ko ilae baOMk gaarMTI kao yaui@tsaMgatbanaanaa: BaivaYya maoM Aayaaoijat spo@T/ma naIlaamaI ko ilae saflabaaolaIdata kao pìtBaUitkrNa ko ilae ek vaaiYa-k ikst ko barabarraiSa kI iva<aIya baOMk gaarMTI ³efbaIjaI´ jamaa krnao kI AavaSyaktahaotI hO.ikst AaOr ra^la Aa]T daiya%vaaoM Aaid ko ilae p`dSa-nabaOMk gaarMTI ³pIbaIjaI´ jamaa krnao sao CUT dI jaayaogaI.Da^T naIlaamaImaoM Baaga laonao ko ilae pa~ta Satao-M kao BaI ]icat $p sao saMbaaoiQatkrogaa¸ taik pìtBaaigayaaoM ko pasa pyaa-Pt iva<aIya xamata hao.

baI´ spo@T/ma AavaMTna kI AvaiQa maoM vaRiw: BaivaYya kI naIlaamaI maoM e@saosaspo@T/ma 30 saala kI AvaiQa ko ilae AavaMiTt ikyaa jaayaogaa.halaaMikipClaI naIlaamaI Aarixat maUlya AaOr baaoilayaaM 20 vaYaao-M kI vaOQata koAnau$p qaI¸ [sailae ipClaI naIlaamaI maoM pàPt spo@T/ma ko kaya-kalamaoM kao[- badlaava nahIM haogaa.

saI´ vaaiYa-k AaQaar pr spo@T/ma naIlaamaI ka inayaimat saMcaalana: spo@T/manaIlaamaI saamaanya $p sao p`%yaok iva<aIya vaYa- kI AMitma itmaahI maoMAayaaoijat kI jaayaogaI.jaba BaI AavaSyakta hao¸ naIlaamaI kmaAMtrala pr BaI Aayaaoijat kI jaa saktI hO.

DI´ spo@T/ma ko samapNa- ko pàvaQaana: spo@T/ma ko baohtr ]pyaaoga kaopào%saaiht krnao AaOr vyaapar kao pào%saaiht krnao ko ilae Aba saoAayaaoijat naIlaamaI ko ilae dUrsaMcaar saovaa p`dataAaoM ³TIesapI´kao nyaUnatma 10 vaYaao-M kI AvaiQa ko baad spo@T/ma Aa%masamap-Na krnaokI Anaumait dI jaa saktI hO.TIesapI kao Apnaa spo@T/ma saroMDrkrnao sao ek saala phlao [sakI saUcanaa donaI haogaI.]icat saroMDrSaulk ilayaa jaayaogaa.halaaMik SaoYa ³saroMDr ko baad´ AvaiQa koilae spo@T/ma KrId doya raiSa nahIM lagaayaI jaayaogaI.

[-´ BaivaYya kI naIlaamaI maoM pàPt spo@T/ma ko ilae kao[- spo@T/ma Saulk³esayaUsaI´ nahIM: BaivaYya kI naIlaamaI maoM pàPt spo@T/ma ko ilae kao[-esayaUsaI Saulk nahIM ilayaa jaayaogaa.nyaUnatma 3‰ Baairt AaOsatesayaUsaI nyaUnatma raiSa kI Sat- BaI hTa dI jaayaogaI.[sa inaNa-ya kaoiËyaainvat krnao ko ilae dUrsaMcaar ivaBaaga Wara idSaa inado-Sa jaarIikyao jaayaoMgao.

ef´ spo@T/ma kI saaJaodarI: baohtr ]pyaaoga AaOr dxata ko ilaespo@T/ma saaJaakrNa kao pào%saaiht krnao ko ilae¸ Aba sao spo@T/masaaJaakrNa esayaUsaI dr maoM 0º5‰ kI vaRiw kao AakiYa-t nahIMkrogaa.[sa inaNa-ya kao iËyaainvat krnao ko ilae Da^T Wara idSaainado-SaaoM maoM phlao hI saMSaaoQana ikyaa jaa cauka hO.


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tdnausaar Da^T nao Apnao ]pyau@t p~ idnaaMk 23 isatMbar 2021 Wara T/a[-sao inamnailaiKt pr BaI ApnaI isafairSaoM p`dana krnao ka AnauraoQa ikyaahO:e´ 30 vaYaao-M ko ilae vaOQata ko saaqa spo@T/ma ko ilae naIlaamaI krto

samaya¸ Aiga`ma Baugatana¸ Aiga`ma Baugatana ko baad laagaU AiQasqaganaAvaiQa¸ Aasqaigat Baugatana ikstaoM kI saM#yaa AaOr Anya saMbaMiQattaOr–trIkaoM jaOsaI saMbaMiQat Satao-M pr isafairSaoM.

baI´ spo@T/ma ko Aa%masamap-Na ko ilae pàvaQaana banaanao ko ilae spo@T/mako eosao Aa%masamap-Na ko ilae Sato- va Saulk.T/a[- nao 27 isatMbar 2021 AaOr 8 A@TUbar 2021 ko Apnao p~aoM

ko maaQyama sao dUrsaMcaar ivaBaaga sao kuC Aitir@t jaanakarIÀspYTIkrNamaaMgaa.T/a[- ko 8 A@TUbar 2021 ko p~ ka javaaba Da^T Wara Apnao p~idnaaMk 21 A@TUbar 2021 ko maaQyama sao p`stut ikyaa gayaa qaa.T/a[- ko27 isatMbar 2021 ko p~ ko maaQyama sao maaMgaI gayaI AiQakaMSajaanakarIÀspYTIkrNa Da^T Wara Apnao p~ idnaaMk 2 navaMbar 2021 AaOr27 navaMbar 2021 ko maaQyama sao p`dana ikyao gayao hOM.

[sasao phlao 1 Agast 2018 kao Da^T ko ek saMdBa- pr¸ pàiQakrNa³T/a[-´ nao 700 maogaahT\-ja¸ 800 maogaahT\-ja¸ 900 maogaahT\-ja¸ 1800maogaahT\-ja¸ 2100 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2300 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2500 maogaahT\-ja¸ 3300–3400 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 3400–3600 maogaahT\-ja maoM spo@T/ma naIlaamaI prApnaI isafairSaoM BaojaI qaIM AaOr baad maoM Da^T sao pàPt baOk rofroMsa ko javaabamaoM pàiQakrNa nao 8 jaulaa[- 2019 kao ApnaI isafairSaoM BaojaIM.spo@T/ma kInaIlaamaI maaca- 2021 maoM hu[- qaI ijasamaoM 3300–3600 maogaahT\-ja kaoCaoD,kr }pr vaiNa-t saBaI baOMDaoM maoM spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaI kI gayaI qaI.maaca-2021 maoM kula 2308º80 maogaahT\-ja spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaI kI gayaI¸ ijasamaoMsao 855º60 maogaahT\-ja kI ibaËI hu[- yaanaI kula spo@T/ma ka lagaBaga63‰ ibanaa ibaka rha.Da^T sao Apnao p~ idnaaMk 13 isatMbar 2021 AaOr23 isatMbar 2021 ko maaQyama sao vat-maana saMdBa- maoM Da^T nao kha hO ik maaca-2021 maoM hu[- naIlaamaI maoM ibanaa ibako spo@T/ma Aitir@t spo@T/ma ko saaqaAagaamaI naIlaamaI maoM naIlaamaI ko ilae rKa jaa sakta hO.[sako Alaavaa Da^Tnao 526–698 maogaahT\-ja¸ 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 24 25–28º5gaIgaahT\-ja baOMD maoM spo@T/ma ÍI@vaoMisayaaoM kao Saaimala ikyaa hO.Da^T nao Apnao27 navaMbar 2021 ko p~ ko maaQyama sao 1800 maogaahT\-ja baOMD maoM 5 elaesaemaoM Aitir@t spo@T/ma Saaimala ikyaa hO.

[sa pramaSa- p~ maoM spo@T/ma ÍI@vaoMsaI 526–698 maogaahT\-ja¸3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 24 25–28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja ³emaemavaova´ko baaro maoM pRYzBaUima kI jaanakarI¸ jaao phlaI baar naIlaamaI ko ilaep`staivat hO ivastar sao dI gayaI hO.Anya baOMDaoM maoM spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaIphlao BaI hao caukI hO.pRYzBaUima kI ivastRt jaanakarI pàsaMigak samaya prjaarI pUva- pramaSa- p~aoM maoM dI gayaI qaI.halaaMik [sa popr maoM [na baOMDaoM maoM

Accordingly, DoT vide its said letter dated 23rdSeptember 2021 has requested TRAI to provide itsrecommendations on the following also:

a) While undertaking auction for spectrum with validityfor 30 years, recommendations on associatedconditions like upfront payments, applicablemoratorium period after upfront payments, number ofdeferred payment instalments and other relatedmodalities.

b) For creating provisions for surrender of spectrum,conditions and fee for such surrender of spectrum.

TRAI through its letters dated 27th September 2021and 8th October 2021, sought certain additional information/clarifications from DoT. Response to TRAI letter dated 8thOctober 2021 was submitted by DoT vide its letter dated21st October 2021. Most of the information/clarificationsought vide TRAI letter dated 27th September 2021 havebeen provided by DoT vide its letters dated 2nd November2021 and 27th November 2021.

Earlier, on a reference from DoT, the Authority(TRAI) had sent its recommendations on Auction ofSpectrum in 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300-3400 MHz and 3400-3600MHz bands on 1st August 2018 and, subsequently, inresponse to the back reference received from DoT, theAuthority sent its recommendations on 8th July 2019.Spectrum auction was held in March 2021, whereinspectrum in all the bands mentioned above except 3300-3600 MHz were put to auction. In total 2308.80 MHzspectrum was put to auction in March 2021 out of which855.60 MHz was sold i.e., about 63% of total spectrumremained unsold. In the present reference received fromDoT through its letters dated 13th September 2021 and23rd September 2021, DoT has stated that spectrum unsoldin the auction held in March 2021 along with the additionalspectrum may be put to auction in the forthcoming auction.In addition, DoT has included spectrum frequencies in526-698 MHz, 3300-3670 MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz bands.Through its letter dated 27th November 2021, DoT hasincluded additional spectrum in 5 LSAs in 1800 MHz band.

In this Consultation Paper, background informationabout spectrum frequencies 526-698 MHz, 3300-3670 MHzand 24.25-28.5 GHz (mmWave), which are proposed to beauctioned for the first time, is given in detail. Spectrumauctions in other bands have been held earlier, detailedbackground information was given in earlier consultationpapers issued at the relevant times. However, information


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spo@T/ma kI vat-maana ]plabQata ko baaro maoM mau#ya $p sao jaanakarI dI gayaIhO.

pramaSa- ko ilae mau_opramaSa- ko ilae mau_opramaSa- ko ilae mau_opramaSa- ko ilae mau_opramaSa- ko ilae mau_o @yaa Baart maoM sqaanaIyakRt inajaI kOiPTva naoTvak- ko ilae kuC

spo@T/ma inaQaa-irt ikyaa jaanaa caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa kao]icat zhrayaoM.

yaid sqaanaIyakRt inajaI kOiPTva naoTvak- ko ilae kuC spo@T/mainaQaa-irt krnao ka inaNa-ya ikyaa jaata hO tao @yaa kuC maa~a maoMspo@T/ma Aa[-emaTI saovaaAaoM ko ilae inaQaa-irt spo@T/ma ÍI@vaoMisayaaoMAaOr yaaÀgaOr–Aa[-emaTI saovaaAaoM ko ilae sqaana ivaiSaYT AaQaar prinaQaa-irt spo@T/ma ÍI@vaoMisayaaoM sao ³samaip-t $p sao inaQaa-irt ikyaajaanaa caaihe ³jaao saaJaa AaQaar pr saolaular AaQaairt inajaIkOiPTva naoTvak- ko saaqa sah–Aaist%va maoM hao sakta hO ÆkRpyaakarNaaoM saiht Apnao ]<ar kI puiYT kroM.

yaid inajaI kOiPTva naoTvak- ko ilae yaa tao Ananya yaa saaJaa AaQaarpr spo@T/ma kI kuC maa~a inaQaa-irt krnao ka inaNa-ya ilayaa jaata hOtaoe´ p`%yaok baOMD maoM inajaI naoTvak- ko ilae iksa baOMD ³yaa ÍI@vaoMsaI

roMja´ ko tht spo@T/ma AaOr spo@T/ma kI maa~a inaQaa-irt kIjaanaI caaiheÆsamaip-t AaOr saaJaa spo@T/ma ³BaaOgaaoilak dRiYTsao Alaga–Alaga ]pyaaogakta-AaoM ko baIca´ daonaaoM pirdRSyaaoM privacaar krto hue [napuT p`dana ikyao jaa sakto hOM.

baI´ inajaI saMsqaanaaoM kao eosao spo@T/ma ko AavaMTna ko ilae pa~taSato-M @yaa haonaI caaiheÆ

saI´ Asaa[namaoMT pwit¸ Asaa[namaoMT ka kaya-kala AaOr ]sakanavaInaIkrNa¸ raola Aa]T daiya%va @yaa haonaa caaiheÆ

DI´ sqaanaIyakRt kOiPTva ]pyaaoga ko ilae inajaI saMsqaaAaoM ko sauJaayaogayao baOMD ³baOMDao maoM spo@T/ma ko AavaMTna ko ilae maUlya inaQaa-rNatM~ @yaa haonaa caaihe AaOr eosao spo@T/ma ko maUlyaaMkna ko ilaeikna karkaoM pr ivacaar ikyaa jaanaa caaiheÆ

[-´ ibaMdu ko javaaba maoM sauJaayao gayao ivaiBanna spo@T/ma baOMD ³baOMDaoM koilae blaa^k Aakar AaOr spo@T/ma kOp @yaa haonaa caaiheÆ

³e´]prao@tef´ inamna kI pìËyaa ko ilae vyaapk Z,aMcaa @yaa haonaa caaiheÆ

(i) ekla sqaana pr ]Vma¸ k[- sqaanaaoM pr ]Vma¸ kMpinayaaoMko samaUh Wara Aavaodna daiKla krnaa.

(ii) spo@T/ma Saulk ka Baugatana

mainly about present availability of spectrum in these bandsis given in this paper.

ISSUES FOR CONSULTATION Whether some spectrum should be earmarked for

localized private captive networks in India? Kindlyjustify your response

In case it is decided to earmark some spectrum forlocalized private captive networks, whether somequantum of spectrum be earmarked (dedicatedly)from the spectrum frequencies earmarked for IMTservices and/or spectrum frequencies earmarked fornon-IMT services on location-specific basis (whichcan coexist with cellular-based private captivenetworks on shared basis)? Kindly justify yourresponse with reasons.

In case it is decided to earmark some quantum ofspectrum for private captive networks, either onexclusive or shared basis, thena) Spectrum under which band(s) (or frequency

range) and quantum of spectrum be earmarkedfor Private Network in each band? Inputs may beprovided considering both dedicated and sharedspectrum (between geographically distinct users)scenarios.

b) What should be the eligibility conditions forassignment of such spectrum to private entities?

c) What should be the assignment methodology,tenure of assignment and its renewal, roll-outobligations?

d) What should be the pricing mechanism forassignment of spectrum in the band(s) suggestedfor private entities for localized captive use andwhat factors should be considered for arriving atvaluation of such spectrum?

e) What should be the block size and spectrum capfor different spectrum band(s) suggested inresponse to point (a) above.

f) What should be the broad framework for theprocess of(i) filing application(s) by enterprise at single

location, enterprise at multiple locations,Group of companies.

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(iii) assignment of frequencies,(iv) monitoring of spectrum utilization,(v) timeline for approvals,(vi) Any other

g) Any other suggestion on the related issues mayalso be made with details. (Kindly justify yourresponse with reasons).

Issues related to Quantum of Spectrum andBand Plan

Q.1 Whether spectrum bands in the frequency range 526-617 MHz, should be put to auction in the forthcomingauction? Kindly justify your response.

Q.2 If your answer to Q1 above is in affirmative, whichband plans and duplexing configuration should beadopted in India? Kindly justify your response.

Q.3 In case your answer to Q1 is in negative, what shouldbe the timelines for adoption of these bands for IMT?Suggestions to make these bands ready for adoptionfor IMT may also be made along with properjustification.

Q.4 Do you agree that 600 MHz spectrum band shouldbe put to auction in the forthcoming auction? Ifyes, which band plan and duplexing configurationshould be adopted in India? Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.5 For 3300-3670 MHz frequency range, which band planshould be adopted in India? Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.6 Do you agree that TDD based configuration shouldbe adopted for 24.25 to 28.5 GHz frequency range?Kindly justify your response

Q.7 In case your response to Q6 is in affirmative,considering that there is an overlap of frequencies inthe band plans n257 and n258, how should the bandplan(s) along with its frequency range be adopted?Kindly justify your response.

Q.8 Whether entire available spectrum referred by DoT ineach band should be put to auction in the forthcomingauction? Kindly justify your response.

Issues related to Block Size

Q.9 Since upon closure of commercial CDMA services in

(iii) ÍI@vaoMisayaaoM ka Asaa[namaoMT(iv) spo@T/ma ]pyaaoga kI inagaranaI(v) Anaumaaodna ko ilae samayaroKa(vi) kao[- Anya

jaI´ saMbaMiQat mau_aoM pr kao[- Anya sauJaava BaI ivavarNa ko saaqa idyaajaa sakta hO ³kRpyaa karNaaoM saiht ApnaI pìtiËyaa kIpuiYT kroM

@vaa MTma Aa^f spo@T/ma AaOr baO MD Plaana sao sa Mba MiQat mau_o@vaa MTma Aa^f spo@T/ma AaOr baO MD Plaana sao sa Mba MiQat mau_o@vaa MTma Aa^f spo@T/ma AaOr baO MD Plaana sao sa Mba MiQat mau_o@vaa MTma Aa^f spo@T/ma AaOr baO MD Plaana sao sa Mba MiQat mau_o@vaa MTma Aa^f spo@T/ma AaOr baO MD Plaana sao sa Mba MiQat mau_op`º1 @yaa ÍI@vaoMsaI roMja 526–617 maogaahT\-ja ko spo@T/ma baOMD kao AagaamaI

naIlaamaI maoM naIlaama ko ilae rKa jaanaa caaiheÆ ApnaI pìtiËyaaka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º2 yaid ]prao@t p`º1 ka Aapka ]<ar sakara%mak hO tao Baart maoMkaOna sao baOMD Plaana AaOr DuPlaoi@saMga kaînfgaroSana kao Apnaayaajaanaa caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º3 yaid p`º1 ka Aapka ]<ar nakara%mak hO tao Aa[-emaTI ko ilae[na baOMDaoM kao Apnaanao kI samaya saImaa @yaa haonaI caaiheÆ[na baOMDaoMkao Aa[-emaTI ko ilae Apnaanao ko ilae tOyaar krnao ko ilae ]icatAaOica%ya ko saaqa sauJaava BaI idyao jaa sakto hOM.

p`º4 @yaa Aap sahmat hOM ik AagaamaI naIlaamaI maoM 600 maogaahT\-ja spo@T/ma baOMD kI naIlaamaI kI jaanaI caaiheÆ yaid haM tao Baart maoM iksabaOMD yaaojanaa AaOr DuPlaoi@saMga ivanyaasa kao Apnaayaa jaanaa caaiheÆkRpyaaApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º5 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja ÍI@vaoMsaI roMja ko ilae Baart maoM kaOna saabaOMD Plaana Apnaayaa jaanaa caaiheÆ kRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa kaAaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º6 @yaa Aap sahmat hOM ik 24 25 sao 28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja ÍI@vaoMsaI roMjako ilae TIDIDI AaQaairt ka^naifgauroSana kao Apnaayaa jaanaacaaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa kao ]icat zhrayaoM.

p`º7 yaid p`º6 ko ilae AapkI pìtiËyaa sakara%mak hO yah doKto hueik baOMD Plaana ena257 va ena258 maoM ÍI@vaoMisayaaoM ka AaovarlaOp hObaOMD Plaana ³yaaojanaaAaoM kao [sakI ÍI@vaoMsaI roMja ko saaqa kOsaoApnaayaa jaanaa caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isawkroM.

p`º8 @yaa p`%yaok baOMD maoM dUrsaMcaar ivaBaaga Wara saMdiBa-t saMpUNa- ]plabQaspo@T/ma kI AagaamaI naIlaamaI maoM naIlaamaI kI jaanaI caaiheÆkRpyaaApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

blaa^k Aakar sao sa Mba MiQat mau_oblaa ^k Aakar sao sa Mba MiQat mau_oblaa ^k Aakar sao sa Mba MiQat mau_oblaa ^k Aakar sao sa Mba MiQat mau_oblaa ^k Aakar sao sa Mba MiQat mau_o

p`º9 doSa maoM vaaiNaijyak saIDIemae saovaaAaoM ko baMd haonao ko baad sao


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the country, 800 MHz band is being used for provisionof LTE services,a. Whether provision for guard band in 800 MHz

band needs to be revisited?b. Whether there is a need to change the block size

for 800 MHz band? If yes, what should be theblock size for 800 MHz band and the minimumnumber of blocks for bidding for existing and newentrants?

Q.10 Do you agree that in the upcoming auction, blocksizes and minimum quantity for bidding in 700 MHz,900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and 2500MHz bands, be kept same as in the last auction? Ifnot, what should be the band-wise block sizes andminimum quantity for bidding? Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.11 In case it is decided to put to auction spectrum in 526-698 MHz bands, what should be the optimal blocksize and minimum quantity for bidding? Kindly justifyyour response.

Q.12 What should be optimal block size and minimumquantity for bidding in 3300-3670 MHz band? Kindlyjustify your response.

Q.13 What should be optimal block size and minimumquantity for bidding in 24.25-28.5 GHz? Kindly justifyyour response.

Issues related to Eligibility Conditions forParticipation in Auction

Q.14 Whether any change is required to be made in theexisting eligibility conditions for participation inAuction as specified in the NIA for the spectrumAuction held in March 2021, for the forthcomingauction? If yes, suggestions may be made in detailwith justification.

Q.15 In your opinion, should the suggested/existingeligibility conditions for participation in Auction, bemade applicable for the new spectrum bands proposedto be auctioned? If not, what should be the eligibilityconditions for participating in Auction? Kindly justifyyour response.

Issues related to Interference mitigation inTDD bands

Q.16 Is there a need to prescribe any measure to mitigate

elaTI[- saovaaAaoM ko pàvaQaana ko ilae 800 maogaahT\-ja baOMD ka]pyaaoga ikyaa jaa rha hO.eº @yaa 800 maogaahT\-ja baOMD maoM gaaD- baOMD ko pàvaQaana pr ifr sao

ivacaar krnao kI AavaSyakta hOÆbaIº @yaa 800 maogaahT\-ja baOMD ko ilae blaa^k ka Aakar badlanao

kI ja$rt hOÆ yaid haM tao 800 maogaahT\-ja baOMD ko ilaeblaa^k ka Aakar @yaa haonaa caaihe AaOr maaOjaUda AaOr nayaop`vaoSakaoM ko ilae baaolaI lagaanao ko ilae nyaUnatma saM#yaa maoMblaa^k @yaa haonaa caaiheÆ

p`º10 @yaa Aap sahmat hOM ik AagaamaI naIlaamaI maoM 700 maogaahT\-ja¸ 900maogaahT\-ja¸ 1800 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2100 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2300 maogaahT\-jaAaOr 2500 maogaahT\-ja baOMD maoM baaolaI lagaanao ko ilae blaa^k AakarAaOr nyaUnatma maa~a ipClaI naIlaamaI kI trh hI rKI jaayaogaIÆ yaidnahIM tao baaolaI ko ilae baOMD vaar blaa^k Aakar AaOr nyaUnatma maa~a@yaa haonaI caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isawkroM.

p`º11 yaid 526–698 maogaahT\-ja baOMD maoM spo@T/ma kI naIlaamaI ka inaNa-yailayaa jaata hO tao baaolaI lagaanao ko ilae [YTtma blaa^k Aakar AaOrnyaUnatma maa~a @yaa haonaI caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa kaAaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º12 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja baOMD maoM baaolaI lagaanao ko ilae [YTtmablaa^k Aakar AaOr nyaUnatma maa~a @yaa haonaI caaiheÆ kRpyaaApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º13 24 25 sao 28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja maoM baaolaI lagaanao ko ilae [YTtmablaa^k Aakar AaOr nyaUnatma maa~a @yaa haonaI caaiheÆ kRpyaaApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

naIlaamaI mao M Baaga laona o ko ilae pa~ta Satao - M sao saMba MiQat mau_onaIlaamaI mao M Baaga laona o ko ilae pa~ta Satao - M sao saMba MiQat mau_onaIlaamaI mao M Baaga laona o ko ilae pa~ta Satao - M sao saMba MiQat mau_onaIlaamaI mao M Baaga laona o ko ilae pa~ta Satao - M sao saMba MiQat mau_onaIlaamaI mao M Baaga laona o ko ilae pa~ta Satao - M sao saMba MiQat mau_op`º14 @yaa AagamaI naIlaamaI ko ilae maaca- 2021 maoM Aayaaoijat spo@T/ma

naIlaamaI ko ilae enaAa[-e maoM inaid-YT naIlaamaI maoM Baaga laonao ko ilaemaaOjaUda pa~ta Satao-M maoM kao[- badlaava krnao kI AavaSyakta hOÆyaid haM tao AaOica%ya saiht ivastar sao sauJaava idyao jaa sakto hOM.

pº15 AapkI raya maoM @yaa naIlaamaI maoM Baaga laonao ko ilae sauJaa[- gayaIÀmaaOjaUdapa~ta Satao-M kao naIlaamaI ko ilae p`staivat nayao spo@T/ma baOMD koilae laagaU ikyaa jaanaa caaiheÆyaid haM tao naIlaamaI maoM Baaga laonao koilae pa~ta Sato-M @yaa haonaI caaiheÆ kRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa kaAaOica%ya isaw kroM.

TIDIDI baO MD mao M hstxaop Samana sao saMba MiQat mau_oTIDIDI baO MD mao M hstxaop Samana sao saMba MiQat mau_oTIDIDI baO MD mao M hstxaop Samana sao saMba MiQat mau_oTIDIDI baO MD mao M hstxaop Samana sao saMba MiQat mau_oTIDIDI baO MD mao M hstxaop Samana sao saMba MiQat mau_op`º16 @yaa 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 24 25 sao 28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja

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possible interference issues in 3300-3670 MHz and24.25-28.5 GHz TDD bands or it should be left to theTSPs to manage the interference by mutualcoordination and provisioning of guard bands?

Q.17 In case your response to the above question is inaffirmative,a. whether there is a need to prescribe provisions

such as clock synchronization and frame structureto mitigate interference issues, as prescribed forexisting TDD bands, for entire frequency holdingor adjacent frequencies of different TSPs? If yes,what should be the frame structure? Kindly justifyyour response.

b. Any other measures to mitigate interferencerelated issues may be made along with detailedjustification.

Issues related to Roll-out Obligations

Q.18 Whether the roll-out obligations for 700 MHz, 800MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz and2500 MHz as stipulated in the NIA for last auctionsheld in March 2021 are appropriate? If no, whatchanges should be made in the roll out obligations forthese bands?

Q.19 What should be associated roll-out obligations forthe allocation of spectrum in 526-698 MHz frequencybands? Should it be focused to enhance ruralcoverage? Kindly justify your response.

Q.20 What should be associated roll-out obligationsfor the allocation of spectrum in 3300-3670MHz frequency band? Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.21 What should be associated roll-out conditions for theallocation of spectrum in 24.25 to 28.5 GHz frequencyrange? Kindly justify your response.

Q.22 While assessing fulfilment of roll out obligationsof a network operator, should the network elements(such BTS, BSC etc.), created by the attached VNO,be included? If yes, kindly suggest the detailedmechanism for the same. Kindly justify yourresponse.

Issues related to Spectrum Cap

Q.23 Whether there is a need to review the spectrum capfor sub-1 GHz bands? If yes, what should be the

kao[- ]paya inaQaa-irt krnao kI AavaSyakta hO yaa [sao TIesapI prCaoD, idyaa jaanaa caaihe taik AapsaI samanvaya AaOr gaaD- baOMD kopàvaQaana Wara hstxaop ka p`baMQana ikyaa jaa sakoÆkRpyaa Apnao]<ar ka AaOica%ya p`dana kroM.

p`º17 yaid ]prao@t p`Sna ka Aapka ]<ar sakara%mak hO–

eº @yaa ivaiBanna TIesapI ko saMpUNa- ÍI@vaoMsaI haoilDMga yaa AasannaÍI@vaoMisayaaoM ko ilae maaOjaUda TIDIDI baOMD ko ilae inaQaa-irthstxaop mau_aoM kao kma krnao ko ilae GaD,I isaMËnaa[jaoSana AaOrÍoma saMrcanaa jaOsao pàvaQaanaaoM kao inaQaa-irt krnao kI AavaSyaktahOÆyaid haM tao Íoma saMrcanaa @yaa haonaI caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaIpìtiËyaa pr AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

baIº hstxaop saMbaMQaI mau_aoM kao kma krnao ko ilae kao[- Anya ]payaivastRt AaOica%ya ko saaqa ikyao jaa sakto hOM.

raola Aa]T daiya%vaa o M sa o sa Mba MiQat mau_ora ola Aa]T daiya%vaa o M sa o sa Mba MiQat mau_ora ola Aa]T daiya%vaa o M sa o sa Mba MiQat mau_ora ola Aa]T daiya%vaa o M sa o sa Mba MiQat mau_ora ola Aa]T daiya%vaa o M sa o sa Mba MiQat mau_o

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p`º21 24º25 sao 28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja ÍI@vaoMsaI roMja maoM spo@T/ma ko AavaMTnako ilae saMbaw raola Aa]T Sato- @yaa haonaI caaiheÆ kRpyaa ApnaIpìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

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p`º23 @yaa saba–1 gaIgaahT\-ja baOMD ko ilae spo@T/ma kOp kI samaIxaa krnaokI AavaSyakta hOÆ yaid haM tao saba–1 gaIgaahT\-ja baOMD ko ilae


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spectrum cap for sub-1 GHz bands. Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.24 Keeping in mind the importance of 3300-3670MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz bands for 5G, whetherspectrum cap per operator specific to each ofthese bands should be prescribed? If yes,what should be the cap? Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.25 Whether there should be separate spectrum cap forgroup of bands comprising of 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz,2300 MHz and 2500 MHz bands together? If yes,kindly suggest the cap along with detailedjustification.

Q.26 Whether overall spectrum cap of 35% requires anychange to be made? If yes, kindly suggest thechanges along with detailed justification.

Q.27 For computation of overall spectrum cap of 35%,should the spectrum in 3300-3670 MHz and 24.25-28.5 GHz bands be included? Kindly justify yourresponse.

Q.28 Any other suggestion regarding spectrum cap mayalso be made with detailed justification.

spo@T/ma kOp @yaa haonaI caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%yaisaw kroM.

p`º24 5jaI ko ilae 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 24–25 sao 28º5gaIgaahT\-ja baOMD ko mah%va kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue¸ @yaa [namaoM saop`%yaok baOMD ko ilae ivaiSaYT pìt Aa^proTr spo@T/ma kOp inaQaa-irtkI jaanaI caaiheÆ yaid haM tao kOp @yaa haonaI caaiheÆkRpyaaApnaI pìtiËyaa ka AaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º25 @yaa 1800 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2100 maogaahT\-ja¸ 2300 maogaahT\-ja AaOr2500 maogaahT\-ja baOMD vaalao baOMD ko samaUh ko ilae Alaga spo@T/makOp haonaI caaiheÆ yaid haM tao kRpyaa ivastRt AaOica%ya ko saaqaAiQaktma saImaa ka sauJaava doM.

p`º26 @yaa 35‰ kI samaga` spo@T/ma saImaa maoM iksaI badlaava kI AavaSyaktahOÆ yaid haM tao kRpyaa ivastRt AaOica%ya ko saaqa pirvat-naaoM kasauJaava doM.

p`º27 35‰ kI samaga` spo@T/ma kOp kI gaNanaa ko ilae @yaa 3300–3670 maogaahT\-ja AaOr 24º25 sao 28º5 gaIgaahT\-ja baOMD maoMspo@T/ma Saaimala ikyaa jaanaa caaiheÆkRpyaa ApnaI pìtiËyaa kaAaOica%ya isaw kroM.

p`º28 ivastRt AaOica%ya ko saaqa spo@T/ma kOp ko saMbaMQa maoM kao[- AnyasauJaava BaI idyaa jaa sakta hO.

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An occasional column on significantdevelopments in the media world

By Ashok MansukhaniAdvocate Bombay High Court.

Specialist in Multi Media Law and Regulation/Corporate Law and Regulation and Taxation.

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LEVEL PLAYING FIELDVITAL FOR

ELECTRONIC MEDIAINDUSTRY

Media Industry Set To Undergo A SeaChange Which Ultimately Should

Prove Beneficial To All Stakeholders

A. NTO:2 TO BE WITHDRAWN?1. In a surprise development on February 15, 2022, the

NTO:2 appeals filed by the Broadcasters in theSupreme Courtagainst the BombayHigh Court decisiondated 30.06.2021were withdrawn. TheSupreme Court,while allowing thewithdrawal, gaveleave to theBroadcasters toreturn to the Court,by stating: The Special

Leave Petitionsare dismissedas withdrawn. All questions of law open are keptopen.

2. In preparation for this withdrawal, TRAI had alreadyextended the implementation date of NTO:2 to June2022. A digital news story on 10.01.2022 hadclaimed that TRAI wanted the Broadcasters towithdraw their appeals in the Supreme Court toissue a new Consultation Paper based on itsdiscussions with the aggrieved Broadcasters. The

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TRAI Chairman was also quoted saying the samething in February 2022.

3. The MSO led All India Cable Federation (AIDCF) hadalso written to TRAI in November 2021 to postponeNTO:2 implementation. It complained of the “highprices” fixed by Broadcastersconsequent to NTO:2 stating:

AIDCF has requested theRegulator revisit the NTO 2.0and ensure a strong frameworkand set of policies to restrict theBroadcasters from exploiting the new rules.

Major Broadcasters such as Sony Pictures, ZEE,Star, and Viacom 18 increased the price of theirdriver channels by 200% to 400% in the lasttwo years and have kept them out of bouquets.

This pushes customers to purchase thesechannels' subscriptions on a standalone basisfor a higher price. It will further result in inflatedbill prices for the consumers.

AIDCF also asked the Regulator to come outwith a regulatory set of frameworks and policiesfor the over-the-top (OTT) platforms andapplications.

4. In the February 2022 column of Media Beat, thiswriter had quoted the statement of the SecretaryMinistry of Information and Broadcasting, MrApurva Chandra, who told the CII Big PictureMedia summit in November 2021 that theGovernment was committed to would like to have" l ight-touch regulation and act more asfacilitators." This was clearly aimed at appeasingthe Broadcasters. In response, Mr K Madhavan, Chairman, CII

National Committee on Media & Entertainmentand Country Manager & President, The WaltDisney Company India & Star India, and IBFPresident had stated, "It is essential that we be allowed to freely

flourish with the power to self-regulate. Self-regulatory bodies for both T.V. and digitalare working extremely well in India. Theyhave proved that they can effectively handlecomplaints and concerns, without anyinterference from policymakers andregulators."

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Regulations like NTO 1 and 2 did notaddress the interests of any stakeholders,including the customers. The silver lining inthis matter is that the new Chairman ofTRAI, Dr Vaghela and his team are taking akeen interest in addressing the Industry'sconcerns on priority.

We hope to have a more proactive andpositive approach from the Regulator. Thereneeds to be light-touch regulation to nothold the Industry back.

5. The new Chairman TRAI, DrVaghela, had then taken a non-committal stance in his response,stating: TRAI's main motto is to

create a level-playing fieldfor all stakeholders... andensure a balance betweenBroadcasters and distribution operators.

The fact that our tariffs in broadcasting areamong the lowest in the world exemplifies thatTrai interventions have helped the consumers.

6. Quite clearly, back-channel talks have been held inrecent months between the Ministry/Regulator andthe Broadcast community to redraw the regulatoryframework which the Broadcasters (have alwaysallegedly and incorrectly stated) that theRegulations and Tariff Orders favoured theDistribution industry. A new Minister, Mr AnuragThakur, familiar with issues raised by Broadcasterswould have helped in a greater understanding ofthe Broadcaster viewpoint. (NOTE: Barring theAIDCF, which is limited to a handful of large MSOs,there is no evidence of any consultation withnational or regional Cable Operatorassociations).

7. It is now ten years since mandated digitisation tookhold from 2012. The entire burden of the up-gradationof networks and installation of millions of set-topboxes has been a spectacular achievement of theCable Industry and, (to some extent), DTH withoutany incentives or support whether from theGovernment in terms of industry status for theIndustry (given to Film Industry in 2000) or taxincentives.

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T/a[-T/a[-T/a[-T/a[-T/a[- ka mau#ya ]_oSya saBaI ihtQaarkaoMko ilae samaana Avasar tOyaar krnaasamaana Avasar tOyaar krnaasamaana Avasar tOyaar krnaasamaana Avasar tOyaar krnaasamaana Avasar tOyaar krnaaºººAaOrp`saarkaoM va ivatrNa Aa^proTraoM ko baIca saMtulanabaIca saMtulanabaIca saMtulanabaIca saMtulanabaIca saMtulanasauinaiScatsauinaiScatsauinaiScatsauinaiScatsauinaiScat krnaa hO.

tqya yah hO ik p`saarNa maoM hmaaro TOirf duinayaa maoM sabasao kmahO [sa baat ka ]dahrNa hO ik pìSaxaNa ko hstxaoppìSaxaNa ko hstxaoppìSaxaNa ko hstxaoppìSaxaNa ko hstxaoppìSaxaNa ko hstxaop sao]pBaao@taAaoM kao madd imalaI hO.’

6º spYT $p sao hala ko mahInaaoM maoM maM~alayaÀinayaamak AaOr p`saarNasamaudaya ko baIca inayaamak Z,aMcao kao ifr sao tOyaar krnao ko ilaebaOk caOnala vaata- hu[- hO ijasao p`saarkaoM nao ³hmaoSaa kiqat $p saoAaOr galat trIko sao kha hO ik ivainayama AaOr TOirf AadoSaivatrNa ]Vaoga ka pxa laoto hOM.p`saarkaoM Wara ]zayao gayao mau_aoM saopiricat ek nayao maM~I EaI Anauraga zakur nao p`saarkaoM kodRiYTkaoNa samaJanao maoM madd kI haogaI.³naaoT: eAa[-DIsaIef³naaoT: eAa[-DIsaIef³naaoT: eAa[-DIsaIef³naaoT: eAa[-DIsaIef³naaoT: eAa[-DIsaIefkao Ca oD ,kr¸ jaa o kuC ma uTzI Bar baD, o emaesaAa o tkkao Ca oD ,kr¸ jaa o kuC ma uTzI Bar baD, o emaesaAa o tkkao Ca oD ,kr¸ jaa o kuC ma uTzI Bar baD, o emaesaAa o tkkao Ca oD ,kr¸ jaa o kuC ma uTzI Bar baD, o emaesaAa o tkkao Ca oD ,kr¸ jaa o kuC ma uTzI Bar baD, o emaesaAa o tksaI i m at h O M ¸ raYT / Iy a ya a xa o~Iya k ob ala Aa ^pr oTra o M k os a I i m at h O M ¸ raYT / Iy a ya a xa o~Iya k ob ala Aa ^pr oTra o M k os a I i m at h O M ¸ raYT / Iy a ya a xa o~Iya k ob ala Aa ^pr oTra o M k os a I i m at h O M ¸ raYT / Iy a ya a xa o~Iya k ob ala Aa ^pr oTra o M k os a I i m at h O M ¸ raYT / Iy a ya a xa o~Iya k ob ala Aa ^pr oTra o M k osa MGaa o M ko saaqa iksaI BaI pramaSa - ka kao[ - saba Ut nahI Msa MGaa o M ko saaqa iksaI BaI pramaSa - ka kao[ - saba Ut nahI Msa MGaa o M ko saaqa iksaI BaI pramaSa - ka kao[ - saba Ut nahI Msa MGaa o M ko saaqa iksaI BaI pramaSa - ka kao[ - saba Ut nahI Msa MGaa o M ko saaqa iksaI BaI pramaSa - ka kao[ - saba Ut nahI Mh O.´h O.´h O.´h O.´h O.´

7º Aba 20122012201220122012 sao Ainavaaya- iDijaTlaIkrNa kao dsa saala hao gayaohOM.naoTvak- ko ApgaoD AaOr laaKaoM saoT Ta^p baa^@sa kI sqaapnaa kapUra baaoJapUra baaoJapUra baaoJapUra baaoJapUra baaoJa kobala ]Vaoga kI ek Saanadar ]plaibQa rhI hOAaOr ³kuC hd tk´ DITIeca ibanaa iksaI pà o%saahna vasamaqa-na ko caaho vah ]Vaoga ko maamalao maoM sarkar sao hao.]Vaoga koilae djaa- ³20002000200020002000 maoM iflma ]Vaoga kao idyaa gayaa´ yaa krpào%saahna.


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8. The Tariff structure between 2004-2012 was one-sided and based on the Analogue Tariff Regime,favouring broadcasters. This failure of theRegulator to create a level playing field till 2016helped Broadcasters massively increase the paychannel subscriber base. Most balance sheets oflisted MSOs swam in red ink.

9. In 2016, a comprehensive effort was made by TRAIto create a level playing field for all the sectors of theIndustry, keeping customer viewpoint as theparamount objective by bringing in the New TariffOrder.

10. However, the New Tariff Order underwent fiercelegal battles in the Madras High Court, ultimatelyculminating in a definitive Supreme Court order inCivil Appeal No 7326-7327 of 2018 dated30.10.2018 wherein by the eloquent judgment ofJustice Rohinton Nariman, the Supreme Courtstated in Para 37 of its judgment The Explanatory Memorandum shows that the

focus of the Authority has always been theprovision of a level playing field to bothBroadcaster and subscriber.

For example, when high discounts are offeredfor bouquets that are offered by the Broadcasters,the effect is that subscribers are forced to takebouquets only, as the a-la-carte rates of the paychannels that are found in these bouquets aremuch higher.

This results in perverse pricing of bouquets vis-a-vis individual pay channels. In the process,the public ends up paying for unwantedchannels, thereby blocking newer and better T.V.channels and restricting subscribers' choice. Itis for this reason that discounts are capped.

While doing so, however, full flexibility has beengiven to Broadcasters to declare the prices oftheir pay channels on an a-la-carte basis.

The Authority has shown that it does notencroach upon the freedom of Broadcasters toarrange their business as they choose.

Also, when such discounts are limited, asubscriber can then be free to choose a-la-cartechannels of his choice.

Thus, the flexibility of a formation of a bouquet,i.e., the choice of channels to be included in the

8º 2004–20122004–20122004–20122004–20122004–2012 ko baIca TOirf saMrcanaa ektrfa qaI AaOr p`saarkaoMko pxa maoM enaalaa^ga TOirf vyavasqaa pr AaQaairt qaI.20162016201620162016 tkek samaana Avasar banaanao maoM inayaamak kI [sa ivaflata nao p`saarkaoMkao po caOnala sabsaËa[bar baosa maoM baD,o pOmaanao pr vaRiw krnao maoM maddkI.saUcaIbaw emaesaAao kI AiQakaMSa baOlaoMsaSaIT laala syaahI maoMtOrtI hO.

9º 20162016201620162016 maoM T/a[- Wara ]Vaoga ko saBaI xao~aoM ko ilae ek samaanaAvasar banaanao ko ilae ek vyaapk p`yaasa ikyaa gayaa qaa¸ ijasamaoMgaàhkaoM ko dRiYTkaoNa kao savaao-pir rKto hue nayaa TOirf Aa^D-rnayaa TOirf Aa^D-rnayaa TOirf Aa^D-rnayaa TOirf Aa^D-rnayaa TOirf Aa^D-rlaakr idyaa gayaa qaa.

10º halaaMik nayao TOirf AadoSanayao TOirf AadoSanayao TOirf AadoSanayao TOirf AadoSanayao TOirf AadoSa nao madàsa ]cca nyaayaalaya maoM BayaMkrkanaUnaI laD,a[- laD,I¸ AMtt: 2018 kI isaivala ApIlaisaivala ApIlaisaivala ApIlaisaivala ApIlaisaivala ApIla saM#yaa7326–7327 idnaa Mk 30º10º20187326–7327 idnaa Mk 30º10º20187326–7327 idnaa Mk 30º10º20187326–7327 idnaa Mk 30º10º20187326–7327 idnaa Mk 30º10º2018 ma o M ek inaiScatsavaao-cca nyaayaalaya ko AadoSa maoM pirNat hu[-¸ ijasamaoM nyaayamaUit-raoihMTna narImana ko vaa@pTu inaNa-ya Wara svaao-cca nyaayaalaya nao ApnaofOsalao ko pOra 37pOra 37pOra 37pOra 37pOra 37 maoM kha hO– vyaa#yaa%mak &apna yaa#yaa%mak &apna yaa#yaa%mak &apna yaa#yaa%mak &apna yaa#yaa%mak &apna sao yah pta calata hO ik pàiQakrNa

ka faoksa hmaoSaa baà^DkasTr AaOr sabsaËa[bar daonaaoM ko ilaesamaana Avasar p`dana samaana Avasar p`dana samaana Avasar p`dana samaana Avasar p`dana samaana Avasar p`dana krnao ka rha hO.

]dahrNa ko ilae jaba p`saarkaoM Wara poSa ikyao jaanao vaalaobauko ko ilae ]cca CUT kI poSakSa kI jaatI hO tao [sakap`Baava yah haota hO ik sabsaËa[bar kovala bauko laonao ko ilaemajabaUr haoto hOM @yaaoMik [na bauko maoM payao jaanao vaalao po caOnalakI A–laa–kaTo- A–laa–kaTo- A–laa–kaTo- A–laa–kaTo- A–laa–kaTo- droM bahut AiQak hOM.

[sako pirNaamasva$p Alaga–Alaga po caOnalaaoM kI tulanaa maoMbauko ka galat maUlya galat maUlya galat maUlya galat maUlya galat maUlya inaQaa-rNa haota hO.[sa pìËyaa maoM janataAvaaMiCt caOnalaaoM ko ilae Baugatana krtI hO ijasasao nayao AaOrbaohtr TIvaI caOnala Ava$w hao jaato hOM AaOr gaàhkaoM kIpsaMd saIimat hao jaatI hO.yahI vajah hO ik CUT kI saImaa tyakI gayaI hO.

halaaMik eosaa krto samaya p`saarkaoM kao Apnao po caOnalaaoM kIkImataoM kao A–laa^–kaTo- AaQaar pr GaaoiYat krnao ko ilaepUNa- lacaIlaapnapUNa- lacaIlaapnapUNa- lacaIlaapnapUNa- lacaIlaapnapUNa- lacaIlaapna idyaa gayaa hO.

pàiQakrNa nao idKayaa hO ik p`saarkaoM kI Apnao vyavasaaya kIvyavasqaa krnao kI svatM~ta ka AitËmaNasvatM~ta ka AitËmaNasvatM~ta ka AitËmaNasvatM~ta ka AitËmaNasvatM~ta ka AitËmaNa nahIM krta hOjaOsao vao caunato hOM.

saaqa hI¸ jaba [sa trh kI CUT saIimat haotI hO tba gaàhkApnaI psaMd ko A–laa^–kaTo- A–laa^–kaTo- A–laa^–kaTo- A–laa^–kaTo- A–laa^–kaTo- caOnala caunanao ko ilae svatM~hao sakta hO.

[sa p`kar¸ bauko ko gazna ka lacaIlaapna¸ Aqaa-t\ eosao caOnalaaoM


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bouquet together with the content of suchchannels, is not touched by the Authority. It isonly efforts aimed at thwarting competition andreducing a-la-carte choices that are, therefore,being interfered with.

To maintain the balance between thesubscribers' interests and Broadcasters'interests, again the Authority makes it clear thatBroadcasters have complete freedom to pricechannels which do not form part of any bouquetand are offered only on an a-la-carte basis.

As the market regulator, the Authority states thatthe impugned Regulation and Tariff Order arenot written in stone but will be reviewed, keepinga watch on the developments in the market.

We are, therefore, clearly of the view that theRegulation and the Tariff Order have been madekeeping the interests of the stakeholders and theconsumers in mind and are intra vires theregulation power contained in Section 36 of theTRAI Act.

11. The Supreme Court had quoted the Regulator tostate that the impugned Regulation and TariffOrder were not written in stone and would bereviewed keeping a watch on developments in themarket. This writer can only speculate whether thisprompted the Regulator to issue a newConsultation Paper on 16.08.2019 based onfeedback from the Industry and customers onvarious key issues summarised below: Do you agree that the flexibility available to

Broadcasters to give a discount on the sum ofa-la-carte channels forming part of bouquets hasbeen misused to push their channels toconsumers? Please suggest remedial measures.

Do you feel that some Broadcasters, by indulgingin heavy discounting of bouquets by takingadvantage of non-implementation of 15% capon discount, have created a non-level field vis-a-vis another broadcaster?

Is there a need to reintroduce a cap on discounton the sum of a-la-carte channels forming partof bouquets while forming bouquets byBroadcasters? If so, what should be anappropriate methodology to work out thepermissible discount? What should be the valueof such a discount?

kI saamagaÌ ko saaqa bauko maoM Saaimala ikyao jaanao vaalao caOnalaaoM kaivaklp pàiQakrNa Wara CUAa nahIM gayaa hO.yah kovalapìtspQaa- kao ivaflapìtspQaa- kao ivaflapìtspQaa- kao ivaflapìtspQaa- kao ivaflapìtspQaa- kao ivafla krnao AaOr A–laa^–kaTo- ivaklpaoMkao kma krnao ko ]_oSya sao ikyao gayao p`yaasa hOM [sailae [samaoMhstxaop ikyaa jaa rha hO.

sabsaËa[bar ko ihtaoM AaOr p`saarkaoM ko ihtaoM ko baIca saMtulanabanaayao rKnao ko ilae¸ pàiQakrNa ifr sao yah spYT krta hOik p`saarkaoM kao ]na caOnalaaoM ka maUlya inaQaa-rNa krnao kI pUrIpUrIpUrIpUrIpUrIsvatM~tasvatM~tasvatM~tasvatM~tasvatM~ta hO jaao iksaI BaI bauko ka ihssaa nahIM hOM AaOr kovalaA–laa^–kaTo- AaQaar pr poSa ikyao jaato hOM.

baajaar inayaamak ko $p maoM pàiQakrNa ka khnaa hO ikApoixat ivainayamanaivainayamanaivainayamanaivainayamanaivainayamana AaOr TOirf AadoSa TOirf AadoSa TOirf AadoSa TOirf AadoSa TOirf AadoSa p%qar mao M nahIMilaKo gayao hOM laoikna baajaar ko GaTnaaËma pr najar rKto hue[sakI samaIxaa kI jaayaogaI.

[sailae¸ hma spYT $p sao [sa ivacaar ko hOM ik ivainayamanaivainayamanaivainayamanaivainayamanaivainayamanaAaOr TOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSa ihtQaarkaoM AaOr ]pBaao@taAaoM ko ihtaoMkao Qyaana maoM rKto hue banaayao gayao hOM AaOr T/a[- AiQainayamaT/a[- AiQainayamaT/a[- AiQainayamaT/a[- AiQainayamaT/a[- AiQainayamaQaara 36Qaara 36Qaara 36Qaara 36Qaara 36 maoM inaiht ivainayamana Sai@t ko BaItr hO.

11º saupÌma kaoT- nao rogaulaoTrrogaulaoTrrogaulaoTrrogaulaoTrrogaulaoTr ko hvaalao sao kha qaa ik AaxaoiptrogaulaoSanarogaulaoSanarogaulaoSanarogaulaoSanarogaulaoSana AaOr TOirf Aa^D-rTOirf Aa^D-rTOirf Aa^D-rTOirf Aa^D-rTOirf Aa^D-r p%qar maoM nahIM ilaKo gayao qao AaOrbaajaar ko GaTnaaËma pr najar rKto hue [sakI samaIxaa kI jaayaogaI.yahlaoKk kovala Anaumaana lagaa sakta hO ik @yaa [sanao rogaulaoTrrogaulaoTrrogaulaoTrrogaulaoTrrogaulaoTr kao16º08º2019 16º08º2019 16º08º2019 16º08º2019 16º08º2019 kao ]Vaoga AaOr gaàhkaoM kI pìtiËyaa ko AaQaarpr naIcao saMxaop maoM idyao gayao ivaiBana p`mauK mau_aoM pr ek nayaapramaSa- p~pramaSa- p~pramaSa- p~pramaSa- p~pramaSa- p~ jaarI krnao ko ilae poirt ikyaa: @yaa Aap [sa baat sao sahmat hOM ik bauko ka ihssaa bananao

vaalao A–laa^–kaTo-A–laa^–kaTo-A–laa^–kaTo-A–laa^–kaTo-A–laa^–kaTo- caOnalaaoM ko yaaoga pr CUT donao ko ilaepsaarkaoM ko ilae ]plabQa lacaIlaopna ka du$pyaaoga ]pBaao@taAaoMkao Apnao caOnalaaoM kao Aagao baZ,anao ko ilae ikyaa gayaa hOÆkRpyaa]pcaara%mak ]paya sauJaayaoM.

@yaa Aapkao lagata hO ik kuC p`saarkaoM nao CUT pr 15‰15‰15‰15‰15‰kI saImaakI saImaakI saImaakI saImaakI saImaa kao laagaU na krnao ka laaBa ]zakr baukobaukobaukobaukobauko kI BaarICUT maoM ilaPt haokr ek Anya p`saark kI tulanaa maoM ek gaOr–strIya xao~ banaayaa hOÆ

@yaa p`saarkaoM Wara bauko banaato samaya bauko ka ihssaa bananaovaalao A–laa–kaTo- caOnalaaoM ko yaaoga pr CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT pr ek kOp kaoifr sao laagaU krnao kI AavaSyakta hOÆ yaid haM tao AnaumaoyaCUT kI gaNanaa krnao ko ilae ek ]pyau@t kaya-p`NaalaI @yaahaonaI caaiheÆeosaI CUT ka maUlya @yaa haonaa caaiheÆ


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12. The Indian Broadcasting Federation, in its strongresponse, stated: At the outset, IBF would like to

state that any further regulatoryintervention at this stage is notonly premature but will havedisastrous consequences for theentire Broadcasting industry. Itis pertinent to note that therehave been frequent changes in the Tariff/Regulations ever since 2003.

TRAI undertook a comprehensive review of theerstwhile tariff framework for addressablesystems in 2016 with the stated objective tocreate an enabling environment for the orderlygrowth of the television broadcasting sector,given various developments related to rapidtechnological changes, the emergence ofmultiple distribution platforms, evolvingbusiness models, and enhanced cross-platformaddressability.

The NTO was meant to enable transparency,non-discrimination and a level playing field forall players, providing choice and flexibility toconsumers and creating an enablingenvironment for the orderly growth of thebroadcasting sector. (NOTE: Ironically, this wasthe genuine intention of the New Tariff Order’s,yet the Broadcasters fought a bitter battle bothin the Madras High Court and the SupremeCourt)

Within the constraints of some executionchallenges which were to be expected in achange of this scale and which also are gettingresolved, these objectives have been met withthe published RIO now forming the basicdocument for the provision of channels and atransparent incentive waterfall that is part ofevery RIO.

Given this, it will be a retrograde and an industry-disrupting step on the part of the Authority totinker with the NTO, which became effective onlyas recently as February 1, 2019.

Just to elaborate on how complex a transition

12º [MiDyana baà^DkaisTMga foDroSana[MiDyana baà^DkaisTMga foDroSana[MiDyana baà^DkaisTMga foDroSana[MiDyana baà^DkaisTMga foDroSana[MiDyana baà^DkaisTMga foDroSana nao ApnaI kD,I pìtiËyaa maoMkha:

sabasao phlao Aa[-baIef yah batanaa caahogaa ik[sa str pr kao[- AaOr inayaamak hstxaopinayaamak hstxaopinayaamak hstxaopinayaamak hstxaopinayaamak hstxaop na kovalasamaya sao phlao hO bailk pUro p`saarNa ]Vaoga ko ilaeivanaaSakarI pirNaama haogaa.yah Qyaana donao yaaogya hO ik20032003200320032003 ko baad sao TOirfÀivainayamaaoM maoM lagaatar badlaava

haoto rho hOM.

T/a[- 20162016201620162016 maoM eD/osaobala isasTma ko ilae t%kalaIna TOirfZ,aMcao kI vyaapk samaIxaa kI ijasaka ]_oSya TolaIivajana p`saarNaxao~ ko vyavaisqat ivakasa ko ilae ek saxama vaatavarNasaxama vaatavarNasaxama vaatavarNasaxama vaatavarNasaxama vaatavarNabanaanaa hO ijasamaoM tojaI sao tknaIkI pirvat-na¸ k[- ivatrNaPlaoTfa^maao-M ko ]d\Bava¸ ivakisat vyavasaaya maa^Dla AaOr Ëa^saPlaoTfa^ma- eD/osaoibailaTI kao baZ,ayaa hO.

enaTIAao ka ]_oSya saBaI iKlaaiD,yaaoM ko ilae pardiSa-enaTIAao ka ]_oSya saBaI iKlaaiD,yaaoM ko ilae pardiSa-enaTIAao ka ]_oSya saBaI iKlaaiD,yaaoM ko ilae pardiSa-enaTIAao ka ]_oSya saBaI iKlaaiD,yaaoM ko ilae pardiSa-enaTIAao ka ]_oSya saBaI iKlaaiD,yaaoM ko ilae pardiSa-ta¸ ga Or–BaodBaava AaOr samaana Avasar p`dana krnaa¸ta¸ ga Or–BaodBaava AaOr samaana Avasar p`dana krnaa¸ta¸ ga Or–BaodBaava AaOr samaana Avasar p`dana krnaa¸ta¸ ga Or–BaodBaava AaOr samaana Avasar p`dana krnaa¸ta¸ ga Or–BaodBaava AaOr samaana Avasar p`dana krnaa¸]pBaa o@taAa o M ka o ivaklp Aa Or lacaIlaapna p `dana]pBaa o@taAa o M ka o ivaklp Aa Or lacaIlaapna p `dana]pBaa o@taAa o M ka o ivaklp Aa Or lacaIlaapna p `dana]pBaa o@taAa o M ka o ivaklp Aa Or lacaIlaapna p `dana]pBaa o@taAa o M ka o ivaklp Aa Or lacaIlaapna p `danakrnaa¸ Aa Or p `sa arNa xa o~ ko vyava isqat ivakasakrnaa¸ Aa Or p `sa arNa xa o~ ko vyava isqat ivakasakrnaa¸ Aa Or p `sa arNa xa o~ ko vyava isqat ivakasakrnaa¸ Aa Or p `sa arNa xa o~ ko vyava isqat ivakasakrnaa¸ Aa Or p `sa arNa xa o~ ko vyava isqat ivakasak o il ae ek sax a m a v a atav arN a b a n a a n a a q a a.k o il ae ek sax a m a v a atav arN a b a n a a n a a q a a.k o il ae ek sax a m a v a atav arN a b a n a a n a a q a a.k o il ae ek sax a m a v a atav arN a b a n a a n a a q a a.k o il ae ek sax a m a v a atav arN a b a n a a n a a q a a.³naa oT: iva MDbanaa yah hO ik naya o TOirf Aa^D-r ka³naa oT: iva MDbanaa yah hO ik naya o TOirf Aa^D-r ka³naa oT: iva MDbanaa yah hO ik naya o TOirf Aa^D-r ka³naa oT: iva MDbanaa yah hO ik naya o TOirf Aa^D-r ka³naa oT: iva MDbanaa yah hO ik naya o TOirf Aa^D-r kavaastivak [rada qaa ifr BaI p `saarka o M na o mad ` asavaastivak [rada qaa ifr BaI p `saarka o M na o mad ` asavaastivak [rada qaa ifr BaI p `saarka o M na o mad ` asavaastivak [rada qaa ifr BaI p `saarka o M na o mad ` asavaastivak [rada qaa ifr BaI p `saarka o M na o mad ` asa]cca nyaayaalaya AaOr savaa o -cca nyaayaalaya da onaa o M ma o M]cca nyaayaalaya AaOr savaa o -cca nyaayaalaya da onaa o M ma o M]cca nyaayaalaya AaOr savaa o -cca nyaayaalaya da onaa o M ma o M]cca nyaayaalaya AaOr savaa o -cca nyaayaalaya da onaa o M ma o M]cca nyaayaalaya AaOr savaa o -cca nyaayaalaya da onaa o M ma o MkD,vaI laD,a[- laD,I.´kD,vaI laD,a[- laD,I.´kD,vaI laD,a[- laD,I.´kD,vaI laD,a[- laD,I.´kD,vaI laD,a[- laD,I.´

kuC inaYpadna caunaaOityaaoM kI baaQaaAaoM ko BaItr jaao [sa pOmaanaoko pirvat-naaoM maoM Apoixat qao AaOr ijanaka samaaQaana BaI ikyaajaa rha hO [na ]_oSyaaoM kao p`kaiSat iryaao ko saaqa pUra ikyaagayaa hO jaao Aba caOnalaaoM ko pàvaQaana ko ilae maUla dstavaojaAaOr ek pardSaI- pào%saahnapardSaI- pào%saahnapardSaI- pào%saahnapardSaI- pào%saahnapardSaI- pào%saahna jalap`patjalap`patjalap`patjalap`patjalap`pat banaa rha hO jaaohr iryaao ka ihssaa hO.

[sao doKto hue yah pàiQakrNa kI Aaor sao enaTIAao ko saaqaCaoD,CaD, krnao ko ilae ek pìtgaamaI AaOr ]Vaoga baaiQatek pìtgaamaI AaOr ]Vaoga baaiQatek pìtgaamaI AaOr ]Vaoga baaiQatek pìtgaamaI AaOr ]Vaoga baaiQatek pìtgaamaI AaOr ]Vaoga baaiQatkdma kdma kdma kdma kdma haogaa jaao halahI maoM 1 frvarI 20191 frvarI 20191 frvarI 20191 frvarI 20191 frvarI 2019 sao p`BaavaI huAahO.

]Vaoga ko ilae yah saMËmaNa iktnaa jaiTla hO [sa pr ivastarsao batanao ko ilae enaTIAaoenaTIAaoenaTIAaoenaTIAaoenaTIAao ko kayaa-nvayana ka matlaba hO ik

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this has been for the Industry, theimplementation of the NTO has meant that 160Mn pay consumer homes had to be familiarisedwith the pricing of more than 800 channelsand their bouquets. They had to submit theirchoice of channels (a la carte and/or bouquets)to the 100,000 MSO / LCOs.

The MSOs/LCOs were expected to completelychange their backend systems to be able toservice these millions of specific choices sets ofconsumers (each choice of a channel by a homeis a service demand on the backend system),which as TRAI is aware, is still work in progressfor a majority of them.

Acknowledging that the implementation willtake time while coming out with the NTO, theAuthority had stated that any change to the NTOwould not be made for two years.

Hence, the Authority's eagerness to come out witha consultation paper barely a few months afterthe NTO implementation is mystifying andpremature.

13. Despite this strong representation from theBroadcasting Community, TRAI issued the amendedTariff Order on 01.01.2020, known as New TariffOrder: 2. In its Explanatory Memorandum, TRAI didadmit that some stakeholders felt that the newConsultation/Tariff Order was premature and stated: Some stakeholders have even expressed their

reservation and called it a premature exercisethat is likely to adversely affect the sector.

The Authority had made it clear that theconsultation process is not intended to disruptor destabilise the existing framework but hasbeen initiated to sort out certain issues broughtto its notice by the stakeholders.

These issues were urgent, affecting consumers atlarge, the most vulnerable set of stakeholders.Ignoring the interests of consumers is not in theinterest of the Industry.

14. The Broadcasters filed appeals in the Bombay HighCourt. After prolonged hearings, they failed to satisfythe High Court on critical constitutional issues raised,claiming that their rights of freedom of expressionunder Article 19 (1) (a) and business under Article14 were being violated by the impugned Tariff Order.

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samaya sao phlao kI gayaI kvaayad batayaa hO ijasasao [sa xao~ prpìtkUla p`Baava pD,nao kI saMBaavanaa hO.

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yao mau_o A%yaavaSyak qao jaao baD,o pOmaanao pr ]pBaao@taAaoM kaop`Baaivat kr rho qao jaao ihtQaarkaoM ko sabasao kmajaaor samaUhqao.]pBaao@taAaoM ko ihtaoM kI AnadoKI krnaa ]Vaoga ko ihtmaoM nahIM hO.

14º p`saarkaoM nao baa^mbao ha[- kaoT-baa^mbao ha[- kaoT-baa^mbao ha[- kaoT-baa^mbao ha[- kaoT-baa^mbao ha[- kaoT- maoM ApIla dayar kI.laMbao samaya kosaunavaa[- ko baad vao ]zayao gayao mah%vapUNa- saMvaOQaainak mau_aoM pr ]ccanyaayaalaya kao saMtuYT krnao maoM ivafla rho yah davaa krto hue ikAnaucCod 19 ³1´³eÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³eÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³eÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³eÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³e´ ko tht AiBavyai@t kI svatM~ta ko]nako AiQakaraoM AaOr AnaucCod 14AnaucCod 14AnaucCod 14AnaucCod 14AnaucCod 14 ko tht vyaapar ka ]llaMGanaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSaTOirf AadoSa Wara ikyaa jaa rha hO.


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15. The High Court, in its judgment dated 30.06.2021, inPara 106, stated

The challenge to the constitutional validity ofSection 11 of the Telecom Regulatory Authorityof India Act, 1997 (so far as it relates tobroadcasting services) fails.

The challenge to the constitutional validity ofthe Telecommunication (Broadcasting andCable) Services Interconnections (AddressableSystems) Regulations, 2017, Telecommunication(Broadcasting and Cable) Standard of Qualityof Service and Consumer Protection(Addressable Systems) Regulations 2017(hereinafter referred to as "Principal 2017Regulations") and the Telecommunication(Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth)(Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2017, fails.

The challenge to the constitutional validity ofthe Telecommunication (Broadcasting andCable) Services Interconnections (AddressableSystems) (Second Amendment) Regulations,2020, Telecommunication (Broadcasting andCable) Standard of Quality of Service andConsumer Protection (Addressable Systems)(Third Amendment) Regulations 2020 and theTelecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable)Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff(Second Amendment) Order, 2020, fails, exceptto the extent stated hereinafter.

It is held that 2nd twin condition (Average Test)contained in the proviso to clause (3)(b) of TheTelecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable)Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff(Second Amendment) Order, 2020 is arbitrarybeing contrary to the mandate of Section 11(4)of the TRAI Act of ensuring transparency andviolates the Petitioners' fundamental rights underArticles 14 of the Constitution.

COMMENT

1. It is significant to note that on three occasions in2005/2019 and 2021, the Delhi High Court/Supreme Court and Bombay High Courtrespectively have upheld the Tariff and Regulationmaking power of TRAI, but this has not deterred theBroadcasters from continuing to legally and

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1º yah Qyaana rKnaa mah%vapUNa- hO ik 2005À2019 AaOr 2021mao M tIna maaO Mkao pr ËmaSa: idllaI ]cca nyaayaalayaÀsaupÌmakaoT- AaOr baa^mbao ha[- kaoT- nao T/a[- ko TOirf AaOr ivainayamanabanaanao kI Sai@t kao barkrar rKa hO laoikna [sanao p`saarkaoMkao jaarI rKnao sao nahIM raoka hO.]nhoM ivainayaimat krnao ko ilae


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publicly challenge the Authority of TRAI to regulatethem.

2. This is why they filed a Special Leave Petition inthe Supreme Court, again pursuing theirconstitutional challenge to the Authority of TRAI.The Supreme Court refused to grant interim reliefon various occasions, and ultimately the appealswere withdrawn. All legal points have been allowedto be kept open by the Supreme Court.

3. This must-have clearly led to some rethinking onthe part of the Broadcaster community. At the same,the change of guard in the Ministry of Informationand Broadcasting and the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India led to a softened stand by theGovernment and Regulator, which was veryapparent in the speeches made by the MIB SecretaryMr Chandra and the Trai Chairman Dr Waghelaand the TRAI Secretary Mr V. Raghunandan in theCII Big Picture summit.

4. The intention of the Broadcasters is very clear fromthe very first Tariff Order issued in January 2004 todate.

Lift all Tariff Controls on the pricing of channelsand creation of bouquets.

Create a laissez-faire free market economy forthe Electronic Media industry with thedominance of price fixation given toBroadcasters.

They also want to ensure that pricing of a lacarte choice is kept so high as to make a choiceillusory for customers. This is clearly intendedto defeat the rationale why Conditional AccessSystem technology was introduced 20 years agoby amendment of the Cable Act to enableviewers to select channels of their choice andpay for only those they wished to see.

5. This writer is amazed that IBF Chairman, in his CIIBig Picture speech in November 2021, disregardedand ignored the clear findings of the Supreme Courtin upholding NTO:1 summarised in the earlierparagraph.

6. So even if the Broadcasters have withdrawn theirappeal against NTO:2, this writer is not sanguinethat the Broadcasters have yet come to terms with

T/a[- ko pàiQakrNa kao kanaUnaI AaOr saava-jainak $p sao caunaaOtIdonaa.

2º yahI karNa hO ik ]nhaoMnao saupÌma kaoT- maoM ek ivaSaoYa Anaumaityaaicaka dayar kI¸ ifr sao T/a[- ko pàiQakrNa kao saMvaOQaainakcaunaaOtI ka pICa krto hue.savaao-cca nyaayaalaya nao ivaiBanna AvasaraoMpr AMtirma raht donao sao [Mkar kr idyaa AaOr AMtt: ApIlavaapsa lao laI gayaI.savaao-cca nyaayaalaya Wara saBaI kanaUnaI ibaMduAaoMkao Kulaa rKnao kI Anaumait dI gayaI hO.

3º yah spYT $p sao p`saark samaudaya kI Aaor sao kuC puna-ivacaar kakarNa banaa haogaa.saaqa hI¸ saUcanaa AaOr p`saarNa maM~alaya AaOrBaartIya dUrsaMcaar inayaamak pàiQarNa maoM gaaD- ko pirvat-na ko karNasarkar AaOr inayaamak ko $K maoM narmaI AayaI¸ jaao emaAa[-baIsaicava EaI caMdà AaOr T/a[- ko AQyaxa Da^ vaaGaolaa¸ T/a[- ko saicavasaicava EaI vaI rGaunaMdna ko saIAa[-Aa[- ibaga ip@car sammaolana maoMidyao gayao BaaYaNa maoM bahut spYT qaa.

4º janavarI 2004 maoM jaarI phlao TOirf AadoSa sao Abatk p`saarkaoMkI maMSaa ibalkula spYT hO.

caOnalaaoM ko maUlya inaQaa-rNa AaOr bauko banaanao pr saBaI TOirfinayaM~Na hTa doM.

p`saarkaoM kao idyao gayao maUlya inaQaa-rNa ko p`Bau%va ko saaqa[lao@T/aînak maIiDyaa ]Vaoga ko ilae ek Ahstxaop mau@tbaajaar Aqa-vyavasqaa banaayaoM.

vao yah BaI sauinaiScat krnaa caahto hOM ik A laa^ kaTo- psaMdka maUlya [tnaa }Mcaa rKa jaae ik gaàhkaoM ko ilae ekivaklp Baàmak hao jaayao.yah spYT $p sao tkkao ivaflakrnao ko ilae hO ik @yaaoM 20 saala phlao kobala AiQainayamamaoM saMSaaoQana krko kMDISanala e@saosa isasTma tknaIk poSa kIgayaI qaI taik dSa-k ApnaI psaMd ko caOnalaaoM ka cayana krsakoM AaOr kovala ]na caOnalaaoM ko ilae Baugatana kr sakoM ijanhoMvao doKnaa caahto hOM.

5º yah laoKk caikt hO ik Aa[-baIef ko AQyaxa nao navaMbar 2021maoM Apnao saIsaIAa[- ibaga ip@car BaaYaNa maooM enaTIAao 1 kao ipClaopOragaàf maoM saMxaop maoM banaayao rKnao maoM saupÌma kaoT- ko spYTinaYkYaao-M kI Avaholanaa AaOr AnadoKI kI.

6º [sailae Balao hI p`saarkaoM nao enaTIAao 2 ko iKlaaf ApnaIApIla vaapsa lao laI hO yah laoKk [sa baat ko ilae AaSvastnahIM hO ik p`saark ABaI tk [sa tqya kI vaastivakta ko saaqa


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the reality of the fact that for the past 18 years,TRAI has been the Electronic Media Regulator andwill continue to carry out its mandate until one day(am not sure when) there is either a BroadcastRegulatory Authority or a CommunicationsConverged Authority.

7. One critical failure of the polity has been thatdespite the explicit directions of the Supreme Courtin the Cricket Association of Bengal 995 AIR 1236,1995 SCC (2) 161 that, the Central Governmentwill take immediate steps to create an independentand autonomous government agency thatrepresents all sectors and interests of society tocontrol and regulate the use of radio waves.

8. Successive Governments have failed to bring in aBroadcast Regulatory Act for 27 years. They seemdisinclined to do so even now, putting full faith inBroadcasters' self-serving desire for so-called self-regulation. In this process, precious time has beenlost. Crores have been spent on expensive litigationby Broadcasters, largely fruitless.

9. From the Distribution Industry perspective,comprising MSOs/ DTH and thousands of Last MileOperators, it must be ensured that the newConsultation Paper, if and when issued later thissummer, does get vital inputs from the DistributionIndustry, which has had to fight very hard to obtaina level playing field for the past 18 years so that aquietus can be put to all disputes.

10. It is equally crucial for the Regulator to protect theinterests of the 130 million cable and DTHsubscribers who cannot be put to the mercy ofBroadcasters by inflated "take it or leave pricing"predatory pricing anti-customer bouquets, whichwas the vogue till 2016 when NTO:1wasintroduced.

11. It is time for the Distribution industry to play aseminal role with Broadcasters and TRAI informulating a new Tariff Regime. Will it do so? Timewill tell.

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B. WILL SATELLITE BROADBANDOUTSTRIP CABLE BROADBAND?

1. CURRENT STATUS OF BROADBANDADOPTION IN INDIA

As per TRAI's latest monthly report for December31, 2021, released on February 22, 2022, the latestnumber of Broadband subscribers are 792.08 millionsubscribers, with a whopping 765.65 million (764.52million subscribers using mobile devices/dongles and1.26 million subscribers using Wi-Fi /Wi-Max etc.).

Only 26.43 millionsubscribers are wirelinesubscribers. Key CableISPs include Hathway/Atria and NXT Digital’sOne Broadband. It is ironicthat though Cable MSOswere allowed ISP Licencesfrom 1999, the MSOs havefailed to supply high-speed Broadband to createa sticky factor for theirsubscribers and surrendered the field to TelecomNetworks.

Due to lockdown and work from home in the past twoyears, broadband subscribers have gone up. Most ofthese numbers are in rural India.

To give a push to the expansion of broadbandadoption, especially in rural areas, the FinanceMinister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Annual Budgetfor 2022, announced the Government's intention to Allocate 5 per cent of the annual collections

under the Universal Service Obligations Fundto enable Broadband and mobile services in therural and remote areas of the country. TheFinance Minister said that this step will provideand promote research and development andcommercialisation of technology and solutions.“Our vision is that all villages and their residentsshould have the same access to e-services,communication facilities, and digital resourcesas urban areas and their residents,” she said.

International demand for Broadband A recent article is Viasat states that the demand for

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Broadband connectivity is steadily increasingworldwide: As of 2020, there were one billion broadband

subscriptions, including Digital Subscriber Line(DSL), cable, or fibre-optic broadband services.Telecoms have been working to replace low-speed DSL broadband with fibre-opticbroadband service. In 2020 alone, there were42 million fibre-optic broadband net additions.

Mobile network is the primary connectivity forinternet access among the homes that are notconnected to fixed broadband access since manypopulations use the internet via their mobilephones.

Satellite has been a critical technology toprovide Broadband in remote areas where it ischallenging to deploy other terrestrialbroadband networks.

LEO broadband services will likely gain asubscriber base from consumer and businesssegments in developed markets. However,business and government user bases are likelyto be significant drivers of the LEO broadbandmarket in emerging markets.

Initial target of LEO platforms is not to replacewired broadband services but to connect theunconnected population. Supporting enoughcapacity in the targeted market is crucial toachieving their goal.

As competition arrives, improvements inhardware cost and features are expected toaccelerate the adoption in the residentialmarket in the next few years.

2. WHAT IS SATELLITE BROADBAND?A pithy definition of Satellite Broadband is provided

by a research firm Industry Research.Com: Satellite Internet access is Internet access provided

through communication satellites. Modern consumergrade satellite Internet service is typically providedto individual users through geostationary satellitesthat can offer relatively high data speeds, with newersatellites using Ku band to achieve downstream dataspeeds up to 506 Mbit/s.

In addition, new satellite internet constellations arebeing developed in low-earth orbit to enable low-latency internet access from space.

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3. NEW ENTRANTS TO SATELLITEBROADBAND IN INDIA

In the past year, there have been serious moves bylarge foreign and Indian entities to enter the race for satellitebroadband. These include: Elon Musk’s Starlink. Amazon’s Project Kuiper. Nelco/ Tata’s Joint Venture

with Telesat Canada. Airtel’s One Web joint

venture with HughesCommunications USA.

Reliance Jio’s joint venturewith SES Luxembourg.

A. Starlink Plans Stymied By GovernmentElon Musk, who is reportedly investing 30 billion

USD in the project, had already started taking pre-ordersfor its devices in India and is rumoured to have mopped upmoney from 5000 parties but got a jolt when the Governmentordered them to stop sales and refund the money takenuntil it was obtained a commercial licence to operate in India.It was forced to inform customers that:

"Unfortunately, the timeline for receiving licences tooperate is currently unknown, and there are severalissues that must be resolved with the licensingframework to allow us to operate Starlink in India,"the company said in the email."

The Starlink team is looking forward to makingStarlink available in India as soon as possible," itsaid.

Anyway, the Starlink connection will cost aroundRs 1.58,000 in India, including the Terminal cost and reduceto Rs. 1,15,000 a year from the second year. This will provevery costly for Indian home subscribers.

NOTE: In the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine inlate February 2022, Russia cut off internet links to Ukraine.On a request from the Ukrainian Leadership, Elon Muskhas activated the Starlike terminals for Ukraine, givingmuch-needed relief for internal communication.

B. Amazon Project Kuiper is in the planning stages Amazon received FCC approval last year in the

USA. It promises to spend USD 10 million on theproject. But the commercial deployment is

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dependent on launching a 3,236-satell i teconstellation and testing them in orbit, perhaps bythe end of 2022/early 2023.

C. Tata Joint Venture with Telesat For 2024 Telesat plans to invest almost $8 billion to build a

global constellation of around 298 LEO satellites.Telesat proposes to offer satellite broadband serviceon the Ka-band or 28 GHz band globally.

Telesat has entered into a strategic cooperation dealwith Nelco, a Tata Group Company, to collaborateon terrestrial facilities, commercial distribution, andregulatory frameworks to offer satellite connectivitythrough Telesat’s low-Earth-orbit network TelesatLEO, in India. It aims to launch the Lightspeedsatellite broadband internet services in India by2024.

A recent interview in the Mint Newspaper on February25, 2022, reveals that Nelco plans to provide SatelliteBroadband to commercial businesses rather thanhomes. He also foresees the use of both Leo and Geosatellites.

Still, the CEO agrees that LEOs bring large capacitydue to the launch of multiple satellites and can beused in markets that need fibre standard connectivitybut where laying physical lines is difficult. He seesonly 5% scope for the use of Satellite Broadbandunless Government gives incentives like funding fromthe Universal Service Obligation Fund.

D. Airtel OneWeb Joint Venture with HughesCommunications India

OneWeb (legally Network Access Associates Ltd) isa global communications company building todeliver broadband satellite Internet servicesworldwide.

The company is headquartered in London and hasoffices in California and a satellite manufacturingfacility in Florida – OneWeb Satellites – a joint venturewith Airbus Defence and Space. The company wasformerly known as WorldVu Satellites Ltd.

It entered bankruptcy in March 2020 after failing toraise the requisite capital to build and deploy theremaining 90% of the network.

The company emerged from the bankruptcyproceedings and reorganisation in November 2020


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with a new ownership group led by the Governmentof the United Kingdom and Indian multinationalcompany Bharti Global, each holding 42% of thecompany equity and board. SoftBank retained anequity holding of 12%.

As further investments are made to complete the firstphase of satellite deployments, the BritishGovernment and Bharti Global shareholding willdecline.

OneWeb commenced launches of the OneWeb satelliteconstellation in February 2019. By May 2021, 218 ofthe planned 648 satellites were launched in the initialphase constellation.

OneWeb's goal has been to provide Internetservices to "everyone, everywhere", deliveringInternet connections to rural and remote places aswell as to a range of markets.”

In September 2021, OneWeb announced a jointventure with Hughes Communication USA. The pressnote by Hughes stated that Hughes Network Systems,and OneWeb, have signed a distribution agreementin the U.S. focused on enterprise services.

In India, the parties have entered into an MOU for astrategic agreement to distribute services to largeenterprises, small and medium businesses,Government, telcos, and ISPs in the rural and remoteparts of the country. Hughes Network Systems, LLC,and Hughes Communications India Private Ltd. willoffer services.

Hughes and OneWeb intend to work together tobroaden distribution globally, with Hughes to deliverOneWeb’s low-latency, high-speed connectivity formarkets such as enterprise, Government, commercialaviation and maritime, cellular backhaul, andcommunity Wi-Fi hotspots.

In January 2022, an Airtel press release announcedthat the joint venture had become operational asHCIPL. The agreement, announced in May 2019, hasreceived all statutory approvals, including those fromthe National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and theDepartment of Telecom (Government of India).

The entity combines both companies' Very SmallAperture Terminal (VSAT) businesses to offer flexibleand scalable enterprise networking solutions usingsatellite connectivity for primary transport, backup,and hybrid implementation.

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yah saMyau@t ]Vma Baart AaOr [sa xao~ ko AsaMbaw xao~aoM kaoiDijaTla saovaaAaoM kI pUrI EaRMKlaa sao jaaoD,nao¸ dUrsqa svaasqya¸sarkarI saovaaAaoM AaOr dUrsqa iSaxaa ko AvasaraoM tk phuMca p`danakrnao ko ilae ek ]%pork haogaa.


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“We are pleased to commence this joint venture,further delivering on our commitment to serving thegrowing demand for always-on, always-availablenetwork connectivity for enterprise and governmentcustomers,” said Mr Partho Banerjee, president andmanaging director, HCIPL.

NOTE: From these developments, it is evident that OneWeb will perhaps be the first venture to offer commercialsatellite broadband services in India later this year.

E. Reliance Geo-SES Systems Joint VentureThis J.V. is differently planned as it will not launch

LEO satellites but, on the other hand, use the GEO andMEO satellites of SES. The press note issued by SESannouncing the Jio (51%) and SES (49%) joint venturestated:

The joint venture will use multi-orbit space networksthat combine Geostationary (GEO) and MediumEarth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellations capableof delivering multi-gigabit links and capacity toenterprises' mobile backhaul and retail customersacross the length and breadth of India andneighbouring regions.

It will have availability of up to 100 Gbps capacityfrom SES. It will leverage Jio’s premiere position andsales reach in India to unlock this marketopportunity.

The joint venture will leverage SES-12, SES’s high-throughput GEO satellite serving India, and O3 bmPOWER, SES’s next-generation MEO constellation,to extend and complement Jio’s terrestrial network,increasing access to digital services andapplications. Jio will offer joint venture managedservices and gateway infrastructure operationsservices.

This joint venture will be a catalyst for connectingthe unconnected areas within India and the regionto the full range of digital services, offering access toremote health, government services, and distancelearning opportunities.


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Mr Akash Ambani, Director of Jio, said, “While wecontinue to expand our fibre-based connectivity andFTTH business and invest in 5G, this new joint venturewith SES will further accelerate the growth ofmultigigabit broadband. With additional coverageand capacity offered by satellite communicationsservices, Jio will connect the remotest towns andvillages, enterprises, government establishments,and consumers to the new Digital India.”

4. INDIAN REGULATORY MAZEOn March 12,2021, TRAI released a Consultation

Paper titled Licensing Framework for Satellite-basedconnectivity for low bit-rate applications.

In its introductory remarks, TRAI acknowledged: Satellite communication can cover the remotest and

inaccessible areas of a geographically widespreadcountry like India. The uniqueness and benefit ofsatellite technology cannot be underestimated. It canplay an important role in enhancing crucialnationwide communication infrastructure.

With the evolution of Satellite communicationtechnologies, new types of applications based on low-bit-rate applications are emerging.

Such applications require low cost, low power andsmall size terminals that can effectively perform thetask of signal transfer with minimum loss.

Many sparsely populated areas with importanteconomic activities do not have mobile terrestrialcoverage or other forms of connectivity. Satellitescan bridge this gap by providing coverage to eventhe remotest areas for low-bitrate IoT applications.

The typical applications/use cases utilising asatellite networking protocol and sensorconnectivity solutions are envisaged in numeroussectors such as agriculture, smart farming, deep-water applications, mission-critical services, oil andgas, fisheries, forestry, logistics, mining, industriallogistics, railways, remote utilities, disasterpreparedness, etc.

Finally, after reviewing the current Indian regulationsand the international licensing norms, TRAI askedspecific queries. These included:

Whether both models being a hybrid modelconsisting of LPWAN and Satellite and Direct tosatellite connectivity should be allowed.

ijayaao jayaao jayaao jayaao jayaao ko inadoSak AakaSa AMbaanaI nao kha ik ‘jabaik hma Apnaofa[bar AaQaairt knaoi@TivaTI AaOr efTITIeca vyavasaaya kaivastar krnaa jaarI rKto hOM AaOr 5jaI maoM inavaoSa krto hOM esa[-esako saaqa yah nayaa saMyau@t ]pËma malTIgaIgaaibaT baà^DbaOMD ko ivakasakao AaOr toja krogaa.saOTolaa[T saMcaar saovaaAaoM Wara p`dana kI jaanaovaalaI Aitir@t kvaroja AaOr xamata ko saaqa¸ ijayaao jayaao jayaao jayaao jayaao dUrsqa SahraoMAaOr gaaMvaaoM ]VmaaoM sarkarI pìtYzanaaoM AaOr ]pBaao@taAaoM kao nayaoiDijaTla [MiDyaa sao jaaoD,ogaa.

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sa OTolaa[T AaQaairt knaoi@TivaTI ko ilae laa[sa o Misa Mga Íomavak-sa OTolaa[T AaQaairt knaoi@TivaTI ko ilae laa[sa o Misa Mga Íomavak-sa OTolaa[T AaQaairt knaoi@TivaTI ko ilae laa[sa o Misa Mga Íomavak-sa OTolaa[T AaQaairt knaoi@TivaTI ko ilae laa[sa o Misa Mga Íomavak-sa OTolaa[T AaQaairt knaoi@TivaTI ko ilae laa[sa o Misa Mga Íomavak-SaIYa-kSaIYa-kSaIYa-kSaIYa-kSaIYa-k sao ek pramaSa-p~pramaSa-p~pramaSa-p~pramaSa-p~pramaSa-p~ jaarI ikyaa.

ApnaI AarMiBak iTPpNaI maoM T/a[- nao svaIkar ikyaa: saOTolaa[T saMcaar saOTolaa[T saMcaar saOTolaa[T saMcaar saOTolaa[T saMcaar saOTolaa[T saMcaar Baart jaOsao BaaOgaaoilak dRiYT sao vyaapk doSa ko

dUrsqa AaOr duga-ma xao~aoM kao kvar kr sakta hO.saOTolaa[T tknaIkIkI ivaiSaYTta AaOr laaBa kao kma krko nahIM AaMka jaa saktahO.yah mah%vapUNa- raYT/vyaapI saMcaar AvasaMrcanaa kao baZ,anao maoM mah%vapUNa-BaUimaka inaBaa sakta hO.

saOTolaa[T saMcaar tknaIikyaaoM ko ivakasa ko saaqa¸ inamna ibaT dr¸AavaodnaaoM pr AaQaairt nayao p`kar ko Aavaodna ]Bar rho hOM.

eosao AavaodnaaoM ko ilae kma laagat¸ kma ibajalaI AaOr CaoTo Aakarko Tima-nalaaoM kI AavaSyakta haotI hO jaao nyaUnatma nauksaana ko saaqaisaganala T/aMsafr ko kaya- kao p`BaavaI ZMga sao kr sakto hOM.

mah%vapUNa- Aaiqa-k gaitivaiQayaaoM vaalao bahut kma AabaadI vaalao xao~aoMmaoM maaobaa[la sqalaIya kvaroja yaa knaoi@TivaTI ko Anya $p nahIMhO.saOTolaa[T inamna ibaT\roT Aa[-AaoTI AavaodnaaoM ko ilae dUrdrajako xao~aoM maoM BaI kvaroja p`dana krko [sa AMtr kao paT sakto hMO.

saOTolaa[T naoTvaik-Mga pàoTaoka^la AaOr saoMsar knaoi@TivaTI samaaQaanaka ]pyaaoga krnao vaalao ivaiSaYT AavaodnaaoMÀ]pyaaoga ko maamalaaoM kIpirklpnaa kRiYa¸ smaaT- KotI¸ gahro panaI ko AavaodnaaoM¸ imaSanamah%vapUNa- saovaaAaoM tola AaOr gaOsa¸ ma%sya palana¸ vaainakI¸ rsad¸Knana¸ AaOVaoigak rsad¸ rolavao dUrsqa ]pyaaogakta- Aapda tOyaarIAaid jaOsao k[- xao~aoM maoM kI gayaI hO.

AMt maoM maaOjaUda BaartIya inayamaaoM AaOr AMtrraYT/Iya laa[saoMisaMga maanadMDaoMkI samaIxaa krnao ko baad T/a[-T/a[-T/a[-T/a[-T/a[- nao ivaiSaYT p`Sna pUCo.[namaoM SaaimalahO: @yaa elapIDblaUyaUeena AaOr saOTolaa[T sao yau@t ha[iba`D maa^Dla

AaOr Da^yaro@T TU saOTolaa[T knaoi@TivaTI daonaaoM maa^DlaaoM kIAnaumait dI jaanaI caaihe.


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Whether all the above types of satellites (LEO/MEO/GEO) should be permitted to be used forproviding satellite-based low-bit-rateconnectivity?

Whether any specific band or all the bandsL-band, S-band, C-band, Ku-band, Ka-band,and other higher bands should be used toprovide satellite-based IoT connectivity?

Whether a new licensing framework should beproposed for the provision of Satellite-basedconnectivity for low-bit-rate applications, or theexisting licensing framework may be suitablyamended to include the provisioning of suchconnectivity?

After completing the consultation process, TRAIreleased its recommendations on 26.08.2021. Keyhighlights are:

For the provision of Satellite-based connectivity forIoT and low-bit-rate applications, the relevantservice licensees may provide connectivity as per thescope of their authorisation for any kind of networktopology model, including the Hybrid model,Aggregator model and Direct-to satellite model.

All types of satellite viz. Geo Stationary Orbit (GSO)and Non-GSO (NGSO) satellites and any of thepermitted satellite frequency bands may be used forproviding satellite-based low-bit-rate connectivity.

The Service Licensees should be permitted to obtainsatellite bandwidth from foreign satellites in all thepermitted satellite bands to provide satellite-basedservices. Before using the leased capacities, theyshould be mandated to establish the Earth Stationin India, corresponding to the chosen foreignsatellite system.

The Government may come out with a road mapdetailing the launch schedule of communicationsatellites and the availability of the domestic satellitecapacities in India to facilitate the service licenseesto plan and optimise their capacity procurement.

The Authority has recommended various othermeasures to make the services cheaper andaffordable.

To improve the Ease of Doing business, DoT has alsobeen recommended by TRAI to implement a

@yaa ]prao@t p`kar ko saOTolaa[TaoM ³ela[-AaoÀema[-AaoÀjaI[-Aao kao saOTolaa[T AaQaairt kma ibaT roT knaoi@TivaTIp`dana krnao ko ilae ]pyaaoga krnao kI Anaumait dI jaanaIcaaiheÆ

@yaa saOTolaa[T AaQaairt Aa[-TIAao knaoi@TivaTI p`dana krnaoko ilae iksaI ivaiSaYT baOMD yaa saBaI baOMD ela baOMD¸ esaela baOMD¸ esaela baOMD¸ esaela baOMD¸ esaela baOMD¸ esabaOMD¸ saI baOMD¸ koyaU baOMD¸ koe baOMDbaOMD¸ saI baOMD¸ koyaU baOMD¸ koe baOMDbaOMD¸ saI baOMD¸ koyaU baOMD¸ koe baOMDbaOMD¸ saI baOMD¸ koyaU baOMD¸ koe baOMDbaOMD¸ saI baOMD¸ koyaU baOMD¸ koe baOMD AaOr Anya ]cca baOMDka ]pyaaoga ikyaa jaanaa caaiheÆ

@yaa kma ibaT dr AavaodnaaoM ko ilae saOTolaa[T AaQaairtknaoi@TivaTI ko pàvaQaana ko ilae ek nayaa laa[saoMisaMga Z,aMcaap`staivat ikyaa jaanaa caaihe yaa maaOjaUda laa[saoMisaMga Z,aMcao kao[sa trh kI knaoi@TivaTI ko pàvaQaana kao Saaimala krnao koilae ]pyau@t $p sao saMSaaoiQat ikyaa jaa sakta hOÆ

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saovaa laa[saoMsaQaairyaaoM kao saOTolaa[T AaQaairt saovaayaoM p`dana krnao koilae saBaI Anaumat saOTolaa[T baOMDaoM maoM ivadoSaI saOTolaa[TivadoSaI saOTolaa[TivadoSaI saOTolaa[TivadoSaI saOTolaa[TivadoSaI saOTolaa[T sao saOTolaa[TbaOMDivaD\qa pàPt krnao kI Anaumait dI jaanaI caaihe.ikrayao pr dIgayaI xamataAaoM ka ]pyaaoga krnao sao phlao ]nhoM Baart maoM cayainativadoSaI saOTolaa[T p`NaalaI ko Anau$p pRqvaI sToSana sqaaipt krnaoko ilae Ainavaaya- ikyaa jaanaa caaihe.

sarkar saMcaar saOTolaa[TaoM ko p`xaopNa kaya-Ëma AaOr Baart maoM GarolaUsaOTolaa[T xamataAaoM kI ]plabQata ka ivavarNa doto hue ek raoDek raoDek raoDek raoDek raoDmaOpmaOpmaOpmaOpmaOp ko saaqa Aa saktI hO taik saovaa laa[saoMsaQaairyaaoM kao ]nakIxamata KrId kI yaaojanaa AaOr AnaukUlana kI sauivaQaa imala sako.

pàiQakrNa nao saovaaAaoM kao sasta AaOr vahnaIya banaanao ko ilae k[-Anya ]payaaoM kI isafairSa kI hO.

vyaapar krnao mao M AasaanaI yaapar krnao mao M AasaanaI yaapar krnao mao M AasaanaI yaapar krnao mao M AasaanaI yaapar krnao mao M AasaanaI maoM sauQaar krnao ko ilae dUrsaMcaarivaBaaga kao saBaI ejaoMisayaaoM ko ilae ek vyaapk¸ sarlaIkRt¸ ekIkRt¸


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eMD TU eMD samainvat¸ isaMgala ivaMDao Aa^nalaa[na ka^mana paoT-laAa^nalaa[na ka^mana paoT-laAa^nalaa[na ka^mana paoT-laAa^nalaa[na ka^mana paoT-laAa^nalaa[na ka^mana paoT-lalaagaU krnao kI BaI isafairSa kI gayaI hO.

³³³³³naaoT:naaoT:naaoT:naaoT:naaoT: yao isafairSaoM ipClao Ch mahInaaoM sao sarkar ko pasa laMibat hO.vat-maana 2000 naIit maoM saMSaaoQana krnao vaalao sposaka^ma D/a^FT saMSaaoQanaaoM kaosarkar Wara janata kI raya ko ilae 15º10º2020 kao pircaailat ikyaagayaa qaa.eosaa p`tIt haota hO ik [na isafairSaaoM kao inamnailaiKt ko ihssaoko $p maoM Qyaana maoM rKa jaayaogaa.nayaI sposaka^ma naIit kao sarkar WaraAMitma $p idyaa AaOr jaarI ikyaa gayaa hO.´

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[sa mau_o kao hla krnao ko ilae pàiQakrNa nao 6 janavarI6 janavarI6 janavarI6 janavarI6 janavarI2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 kI ApnaI isafairSaaoM ko maaQyama sao sarkar kao ApnaIisafairSaoM phlao hI do dI hO.naaoT: sarkaraoM Wara [sa sahmaitvya@t kI gayaI hO AaOr A@TUbar 2021 maoM ikyao gayao ejaIAarfamaU-lao maoM saMSaaoiQat ikyaa gayaa hO.

gaàmaINa AaOr dUrdraja ko xao~aoM maoM if@sD laa[na baà^DbaOMDsaovaaAaoM kI AapUit- baZ,anao ko ilae¸ kobala Aa^proTraoM jaaobaà^DbaOMD saovaayaoM donao ko [-cCuk hOM kao AMitma maIla ilaMkojanaoTvak- sqaaipt krnao ko ilae pào%saaiht ikyaa jaanaa caaihe.

[sa p`yaaojana ko ilae sarkar kao eosao kobala Aa^proTraoM kaoAavaSyak kaOSala p`dana krnaa caaihe AaOr ]nhoM gaàmaINa AaOrdUrdraja ko xao~aoM maoM AMitma maIla knaoi@TivaTI naoTvak- sqaaiptkrnao ko ilae Aasaana Satao-M pr Aasaana ?Na p`dana krnaacaaihe.

maaOjaUda laa[saoMisaMga Z,aMcao ko Anausaar yao kobala Aa^proTr baà^DbaOMDsaovaayaoM p`dana krnao ko ilae baIbaIenaela saiht iksaI BaI Aa[-esapI ko ÍOMcaa[jaI ko $p maoM kama kr sakto hOM.

laasT maa[la ilaMkoja naoTvak- maoM pàrMiBak inavaoSa kao pào%saaihtkrnao AaOr Sau$ maoM baà^DbaOMD vyavasaaya saMcaalana ka samaqa-na krnaoko ilae¸ pàiQakrNa ka ivacaar maanaa jaata hO sarkar kaosaUxma AaOr laGau Aakar ko ]VmaaoM ko $p maoM pMjaIkRt kobalaAa^proTrao M ko ilae ek byaaja sabavao MSana yaaojanaabyaaja sabavao MSana yaaojanaabyaaja sabavao MSana yaaojanaabyaaja sabavao MSana yaaojanaabyaaja sabavao MSana yaaojanaa kaoAiQasaUicat krnaa caaihe.

comprehensive, simplified, integrated, end-to-endcoordinated, single window online common portalfor all the agencies.

(NOTE: These Recommendations have been pending withthe Government for the past six months. Spacecom DraftAmendments amending the current 2000 Policy werecirculated by the Government for public opinion on15.10.2020. It appears these Recommendations will betaken into account as part of the new Spacecom Policy isfinalised and released by the Government.)

In August 2021, TRAI also issued recommendationsto speed up Broadband Deployment in India. Keyrecommendations affecting the Cable Sector include:

To encourage Cable Operators, registered underCable Television Networks (Regulation) Act,1995, to provide broadband services, issuesrelating to computation of Adjusted GrossRevenue (AGR) for Cable Operators need to beaddressed on priority.

To address this issue, the Authority has alreadygiven its recommendations to the Governmentvide its Recommendations dated January 6, 2015.NOTE: This has been agreed by the Governmentsand amendments to the AGR formula done inOctober 2021.

To increase the supply of fixed-line broadbandservices in rural and remote areas, CableOperators, who are keen to deliver broadbandservices, should be encouraged to establish alast-mile linkage network.

For this purpose, the Government should impartnecessary skills to such Cable Operators andprovide soft loans to them on easier terms forestablishing last-mile connectivity networks inrural and remote areas.

As per the extant licensing framework, theseCable Operators could work as franchisees ofany ISP, including BBNL, to provide Broadbandservices.

To incentivise the initial investment in the last-mile linkage network and support Broadbandbusiness operations initially, is considered viewof the Authority, the Government should notifyan interest subvention scheme for CableOperators registered as Micro and Small Sizeenterprises.


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COMMENT1. In an earlier Media Beat column, this writer had

mentioned the great opportunity for Cable and DTHto reach out to at least 30 million non-pay channelscustomers. These are mainly in rural areas.

2. As highlighted in the February 2022 column, FreeDish is galloping and creating a new FTA model(not limited to rural areas) with over 40 millioncustomers.

3. For the first time, the Government has indicated theallocation of 5 % of USO Funds to help developmobile and Broadband in rural areas. NOTE: Thecurrent net USO Funds available on 31.01.2022 are60631 crores.

4. The Budget ignored the fact the fastest and cheapestinstallation of Broadband can be done by the CableIndustry as accepted in all policies from NewTelecom Policy of 1999 onwards. However, there isno mention of the cable industry in the Budget.

5. The Bharat Net project to link fibre broadbandaccess to all 6,00,000 villages has extended from2022 to 2025. The Union Budget has provided anadditional outlay of Rs. 19,041 crores for the BharatNet project, making the total outlay of Rs. 61,109crores, including the already approved amount ofRs. 42,068 crores in 2017.

6. According to the Bharat Net website, as of December2021, the length of OFC laid is 5, 58,022 km,1,81,024 Gram Panchayats have been connected,and 1,71,675 GPs made service ready (on fibre andsatellite).

7. The Cable Industry should take advantage of thespread of Bharat Net and lease the capacity toprovide both video and broadband services.

8. Cable Broadband has clear advantages vis a vissatellite broadband in many ways. Key advantagesare: Higher speeds. Low latency. No rain fade. Lower cost of supply.

9. Despite these advantages, MSOs barring Hathwayand NXT Digital have fallen way behind inproviding high-speed broadband access to theircustomers.

iTPpNa IiTPpNa IiTPpNa IiTPpNa IiTPpNa I1º phlao ko maIiDyaa baIT ka^lama maoM [sa laoKk nao kobala AaOr

DITIeca ko ilae kma sao kma 30 imailayana naa^na po caOnala gaàhkaoMtk phuMcanao ko mahana Avasar ka ]llaoK ikyaa qaa.yao mau#ya $psao gaàmaINa xao~aoM maoM hO.

2º jaOsaaik frvarI 2022 ko ka^lama maoM ha[laa[T ikyaa gayaa hO ikÍI iDSa sarpT daOD, rha hO AaOr 40 imailayana sao AiQak gaàhkaoMko saaqa ek nayaa efTIe maa^Dla ³gaàmaINa xao~aoM tk saIimat nahIMbanaa rha hO.

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10º dIvaar pr ilaKavaT spYT hO.kobala ]Vaoga maoM 1¸00¸000 laasT


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10. The writing on the wall is obvious. The CableIndustry consisting of 1,00,000 Last Mile Owners1752 Multi-System Operators, has to expand theiroperations into the rural areas providing both paychannel services and high-speed Broadband.

11. Otherwise, there will be no scope for the Industry togrow between Free Dish for FTA video and AirtelOne Web Hughes and Reliance Jio SES high-speedsatellite links to terrestrial services.

12. This harsh reality needs to be faced by the CableIndustry and concrete steps taken by the Industry tosurvive and flourish for another 50 years.

BHARAT NET BROADBAND UPDATE

The Union Budget dated 01.02.2022 for 2022 hadprovided an outlay of Rs. 19041 crores in viabilitygap funding for the Bharat Broadband project, whichnow aims to connect 03.16 lakh villages across 16States by 2025. Till 31.12.2021, 01.69 lakh villagepanchayats have been made Broadband ready.

The project is being implemented under a public,private partnership. Tenders had been floated for ninepackages last June. The viability gap funding wasfor these packages.

A few days later, Bharat Broadband Network Limited(BBNL) informed on February 8, 2022, that the tenderof the corresponding package "with all its corrigendais hereby cancelled on account of non-participationby any bidder".

An unnamed source from BBNL told the media thatthe tender would be floated again after takingfeedback from the Industry. The Government iscommitted to connecting villages with Broadbandat the earliest."

NOTE: Looking to the delays and non-interest of evenprivate parties, it is doubtful that the 2025 extendeddeadline will be met. This can help satellite broadbandcompanies like Jio/Airtel capture the vastly uncoveredrural India. So far Government is yet to announce aproactive Satellite Broadband policy for which demandshave been made to release subsidies from the unutilisedUSO Fund of approximately Rs. 6000 crores. There hasbeen no response from the Government.

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kI saflata kI saMBaavanaa AaOr saMBaavanaa kao doKto hue yah

C. LITIGATION BRIEFS

STUNNING VICTORY FOR SONY PICTURESAGAINST ARASU CABLE

Arasu Cable T.V. Corporation was incorporated on04.10.2007 by the Tamil Nadu Government to provide high-quality cable T.V. signals to the public at an affordable cost.Four Digital Head Ends were installed at Thanjavur,Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, and Vellore to achieve thisobjective.

Arasu and Sony Pictures T.V. had a dispute duringthe Covid lockdown on the alleged failure of Arasu toconduct a statutory annual audit.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)guidelines state that MSOs must hold digital auditsof their headend once a year. The Broadcaster canalso get it done via empanelled auditors if the MSOfails to do the Audit. After Sony Pictures raised theissue, an audit was conducted by TRAI-empanelled audit agency BDO India inDecember 2020.

This Audit found that SPNI channelswere not fully disclosed in the monthlysubscriber reports to the Broadcaster.According to the Broadcaster, this alsoimpacted their revenue.

Sony Pictures filed a Petition in theTelecom Disputes and SettlementsAppellant Tribunal (TDSAT) alleging that theBroadcasters had conducted the Audit of Arasu’saddressable systems and found sevenunreported DPO packages andsubscribers' details that were notsupplied by Arasu in its subscriberreports to it.

By interim order dated 15.02.2022, theTDSAT ordered the Tamil Nadu-basedArasu TV Cable T.V. Corporation topay Sony Pictures a whopping sum of Rs 138.7crores- 50% of the total outstanding charges of Rs277.5 crore- within two months.

The Tribunal stated: “In view of such findings and considering the

chance and probability of success of thePetitioner or the Respondent, this Tribunal is


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inclined to follow some of its earlier orders insimilar circumstances whereby Broadcaster’sdemand of similar nature was directed to be metby the concerned MSO/DPO but only to theextent of 50%

A similar arrangement would be just and properin this case also; hence the respondent is directedto pay 50% of the total demand of Rs277,51,90,451/- as contained in the demandnotice dated 03.3.2021 (Annexure P - 26colly).”

If the MSO fails to complete this payment withina two-month period, SPNI can also discontinueits channels with the MSO. "If 50% of the amountindicated above is paid within two months fromtoday, the Petitioner shall not issuedisconnection notice without seeking leave ofthe Tribunal.

This interim order is only with regard to demandbased on the Audit Report as contained inAnnexure P - 26 (colly). In respect of regularinvoices and current demands, the parties areexpected to act in accordance with theagreement and trade practice.

The payment in terms of this order shall abide bya final adjudication in this matter,"

COMMENT:1. Broadcasters have naturally hailed the Interim

Order as a path-breaking order looking to the largesums involved. It is well known that Arasu is a Stateof Tamil Nadu Corporation with an IAS Officer asthe Managing Director. Surprisingly, a StateGovernment entity has been found to have notdeclared its subscription packages fully to SonyPictures.

2. This does draw attention to the fact that theRegulations are very explicit on an annual audit.Naturally, this is the basis on which Broadcasterswill bill the MSOs.

3. This order also allows Broadcasters to tar the entireCable Industry negatively on the issue of so-called“under-declarations”.

4. It will be interesting to read the final judgmentwhenever passed.

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DILEMMA OF ONLINE GAMING COS WITHSTATE GOVERNMENTS

In the cases filed by various gaming companies, theKarnataka High Court, in its judgment titled All IndiaGaming Federation v. the State Of Karnataka in CaseNo: WP 18703/2021 dated February 17, 2022, struckdown the provisions of Sections 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9 of theKarnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, i.e.,Karnataka Act No. 28 of 2021, as ultra vires of theConstitution of India in their entirety.

The background to these Petitions is provided in theearly portion of the judgment stating that: All these Petitions by the companies &

individualsinvolving substantially similar questions of law& facts seek to lay a challenge to the validity ofthe Karnataka Act No. 28 of 2021 (hereafter‘Amendment Act’) whereby the KarnatakaPolice Act, 1963 (hereafter ‘Principal Act’) hasbeen amended; the cumulative effect of theseamendments, according to them, is thecriminalisation of playing or facilitating onlinegames. (Pages 16/17).

The main grounds of appeal by the Petitioners havebeen summarised by the High Court as: Lack of legislative competence. Violation of Article 21.

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ivaiBanna gaoimaMga kMpinayaaoM Wara dayar maamalaaoM maoM¸ knaa-Tk ]ccanyaayaalaya nao 17 frvarI 202217 frvarI 202217 frvarI 202217 frvarI 202217 frvarI 2022 kao kosa naMbar: DblaUpIDblaUpIDblaUpIDblaUpIDblaUpI18703À202118703À202118703À202118703À202118703À2021 ma o M Aa^la [MiDyaa ga oima Mga foDroSana banaamaAa^la [MiDyaa ga oima Mga foDroSana banaamaAa^la [MiDyaa ga oima Mga foDroSana banaamaAa^la [MiDyaa ga oima Mga foDroSana banaamaAa^la [MiDyaa ga oima Mga foDroSana banaamaknaa-Tk rajyaknaa-Tk rajyaknaa-Tk rajyaknaa-Tk rajyaknaa-Tk rajya SaIYa-k ko Apnao fOsalao mao M knaa-Tk puilasaknaa-Tk puilasaknaa-Tk puilasaknaa-Tk puilasaknaa-Tk puilasa³sa MSa a oQ an a´ AiQainayam a 2021 ko 3¸ 6¸ 8 Aa Or 9³sa MSaa oQ an a´ AiQainayam a 2021 ko 3¸ 6¸ 8 Aa Or 9³sa MSaa oQ an a´ AiQainayam a 2021 ko 3¸ 6¸ 8 Aa Or 9³sa MSaa oQ an a´ AiQainayam a 2021 ko 3¸ 6¸ 8 Aa Or 9³sa MSaa oQ an a´ AiQainayam a 2021 ko 3¸ 6¸ 8 Aa Or 9Aqaa-t\ 2021Aqaa-t\ 2021Aqaa-t\ 2021Aqaa-t\ 2021Aqaa-t\ 2021 ko knaa-Tk AiQainayama saM#yaa 28knaa-Tk AiQainayama saM#yaa 28knaa-Tk AiQainayama saM#yaa 28knaa-Tk AiQainayama saM#yaa 28knaa-Tk AiQainayama saM#yaa 28 pUrI trhsao Baart ko saMivaQaana ko AlT/a vaayasa-AlT/a vaayasa-AlT/a vaayasa-AlT/a vaayasa-AlT/a vaayasa- ko $p maoM hO.

[na yaaicakaAaoM kI pRYzBaUima inaNa-ya ko pàrMiBak Baaga maoM p`dana kIgayaI hO ijasamaoM kha gayaa hO ik : kMpinayaaoM AaOr vyai@tyaaoM Wara yao saBaI yaaicakayaoM kanaUna AaOr

tqyaaoM ko samaana $p sao samaana p`SnaaoM kao Saaimala krto hueknaa -Tk AiQainayama sa M#yaa 28 2021knaa -Tk AiQainayama sa M#yaa 28 2021knaa -Tk AiQainayama sa M#yaa 28 2021knaa -Tk AiQainayama sa M#yaa 28 2021knaa -Tk AiQainayama sa M#yaa 28 2021 ³[sako baadsaMSaaoQana AiQainayamasaMSaaoQana AiQainayamasaMSaaoQana AiQainayamasaMSaaoQana AiQainayamasaMSaaoQana AiQainayama´ kI vaOQata kao caunaaOtI donaa caahtohO M ijasako Wara knaa -Tk puilasa AiQainayama¸ 1963knaa -Tk puilasa AiQainayama¸ 1963knaa -Tk puilasa AiQainayama¸ 1963knaa -Tk puilasa AiQainayama¸ 1963knaa -Tk puilasa AiQainayama¸ 1963³[sako baad ip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@T´ maoM saMSaaoQana ikyaa gayaa hO [nasaMSaaoQanaaoM ka saMcayaI p`Baava ]nako Anausaar Aa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaKolana o yaa sa u ivaQaa p `dana krna o ka ApraQaIkrNaKolana o yaa sa u ivaQaa p `dana krna o ka ApraQaIkrNaKolana o yaa sa u ivaQaa p `dana krna o ka ApraQaIkrNaKolana o yaa sa u ivaQaa p `dana krna o ka ApraQaIkrNaKolana o yaa sa u ivaQaa p `dana krna o ka ApraQaIkrNahO.hO.hO.hO.hO.³poja 16À17´

yaaicakakta- Wara ApIla ko mau#ya AaQaaraoM kao ]cca nyaayaalayaWara saMxaop maoM p`stut ikyaa gayaa hO: ivaQaayaI xamataivaQaayaI xamataivaQaayaI xamataivaQaayaI xamataivaQaayaI xamata ka ABaava AnaucCod 21 ka ]lla MGanaAna ucCod 21 ka ]lla MGanaAna ucCod 21 ka ]lla MGanaAna ucCod 21 ka ]lla MGanaAna ucCod 21 ka ]lla MGana


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Violation of the fundamental right to freedomof speech & expression guaranteed under Article19(1)(a).

Violation of the fundamental right to profession/business guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) readwith Article 301.

Manifest arbitrariness. The impugned legislative measure results from

excessive paternalism & populism. This isconstitutionally unsustainable. (Pages 18-20)

The primary defence of the Government of Karnataka(Respondents) are: In the preceding two

decades or so, because ofthe digital revolution,there has been aproliferation of onlinegaming platforms whichengage in 'betting &wagering' unbound by time& place, unlike traditionalbetting, and this has proved disastrous to thepublic interest in general and public order &public health in particular.

The menace of cyber games having reached epicproportions, the police have registered about28,000 cases all over the State in the past threeyears or so. Several persons have committedsuicide, and millions of families have beenruined.

Therefore, the Amendment Act is madecriminalising wagering, betting, or riskingmoney on the unknown result of an event, be it agame of chance or a game of skill. The personsowning these premises or online platformswherein such games are played also liable to bepunished.

Apart from making the offences cognisable &non-bailable, it makes the punishment morestringent, commensurating with the gravity ofthe offence.

However, if persons merely play a game of chanceor a game of skill without risking cash or kind,they do not fall in the net of penal provisions.

The Petitioners lack both the locus standi and

AnaucCod 19³1´³e´ ko tht AnaucCod 19³1´³e´ ko tht AnaucCod 19³1´³e´ ko tht AnaucCod 19³1´³e´ ko tht AnaucCod 19³1´³e´ ko tht gaarMTIkRt vaak\ AaOr vaak\ AaOr vaak\ AaOr vaak\ AaOr vaak\ AaOrAiBavyai@t kI svatM~ta ko maa Oilak AiQakar AiBavyai@t kI svatM~ta ko maa Oilak AiQakar AiBavyai@t kI svatM~ta ko maa Oilak AiQakar AiBavyai@t kI svatM~ta ko maa Oilak AiQakar AiBavyai@t kI svatM~ta ko maa Oilak AiQakar ka]llaMGana.

AnaucCod 301 AnaucCod 301 AnaucCod 301 AnaucCod 301 AnaucCod 301 ko tht pizt AnaucCod 19 ³1´³jaIÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³jaIÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³jaIÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³jaIÁnaucCod 19 ³1´³jaI´ko tht gaarMTIkRt vyavasaayaÀvyavasaaya ko maa OilakgaarMTIkRt vyavasaayaÀvyavasaaya ko maa OilakgaarMTIkRt vyavasaayaÀvyavasaaya ko maa OilakgaarMTIkRt vyavasaayaÀvyavasaaya ko maa OilakgaarMTIkRt vyavasaayaÀvyavasaaya ko maa OilakAiQakarAiQakarAiQakarAiQakarAiQakar ka ]llaMGana.

manamaanaapna p`kT kro Manamaanaapna p`kT kro Manamaanaapna p`kT kro Manamaanaapna p`kT kro Manamaanaapna p`kT kro M Apoixat ivaQaayaI ]paya A%yaiQak iptRsa<aa%maktaA%yaiQak iptRsa<aa%maktaA%yaiQak iptRsa<aa%maktaA%yaiQak iptRsa<aa%maktaA%yaiQak iptRsa<aa%makta AaOrAaOrAaOrAaOrAaOr

laaoklauBaavanavaadlaaoklauBaavanavaadlaaoklauBaavanavaadlaaoklauBaavanavaadlaaoklauBaavanavaad ka pirNaama hO.yah saMvaOQaainak $p saoiTka} nahIM hO ³poja 18–20´poja 18–20´poja 18–20´poja 18–20´poja 18–20´

knaa-Tk sarkar ³pìtvaadI´ kopàqaimak bacaava hO ipClao dao dSakaoM maoM iDijaTla ËaMitko karNa Aanalaa[na gaoimaMga PlaoTfamaao-M ka psaarNahuAa hO jaao parMpirk saT\TobaajaI ko ivaprItsamaya AaOr sqaana ko saT\TobaajaI AaOr daMva maoMs a Mlagna h O Aa Or yah jana iht ko ilaejana iht ko ilaejana iht ko ilaejana iht ko ilaejana iht ko ilaeivanaaSakarIivanaaSakarIivanaaSakarIivanaaSakarIivanaaSakarI saaibat huAa hO.saamaanya AaOr

saava-jainak vyavasqaa AaOr ivaSaoYa $p sao saava-jainak svaasqyamaoM.

saa[bar gaoma ka Ktra carmaKtra carmaKtra carmaKtra carmaKtra carma pr phuMca gayaa hO puilasa naoipClao tIna vaYaao-M maoM pUro rajya maoM lagaBaga 2800028000280002800028000 maamalao dja-ikyao hOM.k[- laaogaaoM nao Aa%mah%yaa kI hO AaOr laaKaoM pirvaaraoMkao babaa-d kr idyaa gayaa hO.

[sailae sa MSaa oQana AiQainayama ka o iksaI GaTnaa ko[sailae sa MSaa oQana AiQainayama ka o iksaI GaTnaa ko[sailae sa MSaa oQana AiQainayama ka o iksaI GaTnaa ko[sailae sa MSaa oQana AiQainayama ka o iksaI GaTnaa ko[sailae sa MSaa oQana AiQainayama ka o iksaI GaTnaa koA&at pirNaama ka daMva lagaanaa¸ saT\Ta lagaanaa yaaA&at pirNaama ka daMva lagaanaa¸ saT\Ta lagaanaa yaaA&at pirNaama ka daMva lagaanaa¸ saT\Ta lagaanaa yaaA&at pirNaama ka daMva lagaanaa¸ saT\Ta lagaanaa yaaA&at pirNaama ka daMva lagaanaa¸ saT\Ta lagaanaa yaapOsao kao jaaoiKma mao M Dalanaa ApraQa banaa idyaa gayaapOsao kao jaaoiKma mao M Dalanaa ApraQa banaa idyaa gayaapOsao kao jaaoiKma mao M Dalanaa ApraQa banaa idyaa gayaapOsao kao jaaoiKma mao M Dalanaa ApraQa banaa idyaa gayaapOsao kao jaaoiKma mao M Dalanaa ApraQa banaa idyaa gayaahO¸ caaho vah maaOka Kola ka hao yaa kaOSala ka KolahO¸ caaho vah maaOka Kola ka hao yaa kaOSala ka KolahO¸ caaho vah maaOka Kola ka hao yaa kaOSala ka KolahO¸ caaho vah maaOka Kola ka hao yaa kaOSala ka KolahO¸ caaho vah maaOka Kola ka hao yaa kaOSala ka Kolahao.[na pirsarao M yaa Aa^nalaa[na PlaoTfa^maao - M ko maailakhao.[na pirsarao M yaa Aa^nalaa[na PlaoTfa^maao - M ko maailakhao.[na pirsarao M yaa Aa^nalaa[na PlaoTfa^maao - M ko maailakhao.[na pirsarao M yaa Aa^nalaa[na PlaoTfa^maao - M ko maailakhao.[na pirsarao M yaa Aa^nalaa[na PlaoTfa^maao - M ko maailakhOM¸ jahaM [sa trh ko Kola Kolao jaato hO M¸ ]nho M BaIhO M¸ jahaM [sa trh ko Kola Kolao jaato hO M¸ ]nho M BaIhO M¸ jahaM [sa trh ko Kola Kolao jaato hO M¸ ]nho M BaIhO M¸ jahaM [sa trh ko Kola Kolao jaato hO M¸ ]nho M BaIhO M¸ jahaM [sa trh ko Kola Kolao jaato hO M¸ ]nho M BaIdMiDt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.dMiDt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.dMiDt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.dMiDt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.dMiDt ikyaa jaa sakta hO.

ApraQaaoM kao saM&oya AaOr gaOr jamaanatI banaanao ko Alaavaa¸ yahApraQa kI gaMBaIrta ko Anau$p sajaa kao AaOr AiQak kzaorbanaata hO.

halaaMik yaid vyai@t nakd yaa vastu kao jaaoiKma Dalao ibanaakovala maaOka ka Kola yaa kaOSala ka Kola Kolato hOM tao vao dMDpàvaQaanaaoM ko dayaro maoM nahIM Aato hOM.

yaaicakakta-AaoM ko pasa AiQakar xao~ AaOr kar-vaa[- kokarNa daonaaoM ka ABaava hO.]namaoM sao iksaI ko iKlaaf yaa


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the cause of action. There is no coercive actioninitiated against any one of them or againstanyone who made use of their online gamingplatforms. (Pages 20-24).

The Karnataka High Court analysed the impugnedAmendments: The Amendment Act introduces an expansive

definition of 'gaming' under Section 2(7) byincluding all online games which involve allforms of wagering or betting. The definition ofthe term 'wagering or betting' itself is widenedto engulf even a game of skill involving moneyor otherwise, however, excluding horse racingsubject to certain conditions.

Similarly, it expansively alters the definitions of'common gaming house' under Section 2(3),'wagering or betting' in Explanation (i) toSection 2(7), 'instruments of gaming' underSection 2(11), 'online gaming' under Section2(12 A), 'place' under Section 2(13). Thus, theamendment encompasses in its fold games ofskill, too, offered to users through the onlineplatforms/portals/applications played withmonetary stakes or not.

Section 78(1)(vi) & (vii) post amendmentproscribes the Act of running online gamingplatforms offering games of skill to its users.These expanded definitions are the buildingblocks of penal provisions such as Sections 78,79, 80, 87, 114 & 128A.

The net effect of the Amendment Act is owners ofonline gaming houses, providers of onlinegaming facilities, and players of online gamesall become offenders liable to be jailed & finedin terms of penal provisions. The amendedSection 128A makes these offences bothcognisable & non-bailable.

As mentioned in the Comparative Tables above,the definition of 'pure game of skill' under thePrincipal Act has undergone a substantialchange by amendment.

The amended section retains an exclusion for'pure games of skill' while omitting the exclusionthat benefited the players of games of skill withfinancial stakes in the pre-amendment regime.

The amended definition of 'gaming' prohibits

]nako Aa^na laa[na gaoimaMga PlaoTfa^ma- ka ]pyaaoga krnao vaalaoiksaI BaI vyai@t ko iKlaaf kao[- dMDa%mak kar-vaa[- Sau$ nahIMkI gayaI hO.³poja 20–24poja 20–24poja 20–24poja 20–24poja 20–24´

knaa-Tk ]cca nyaayaalaya nao Aapoixat saMSaaoQanaaoM ka ivaSalaoYaNaikyaa: saMSaaoQana AiQainayama Qaara 2³7´Qaara 2³7´Qaara 2³7´Qaara 2³7´Qaara 2³7´ ko tht gaoimaMga kI ek

ivastRt pirBaaYaa poSa krta hO ijasamaoM saBaI Aa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaAa^nalaa[na gaomaSaaimala hOM ijasamaoM saBaI p`kar ko daMva lagaanaa yaa saT\TobaajaISaaimala hO.Sabd ‘saT\TobaajaI yaa saT\TobaajaI kI pirBaaYaa kaovyaapk $p sao kaOSala ko Kola maoM BaI Saaimala ikyaa gayaa hOijasamaoM pOsaa Saaimala hO yaa Anyaqaa¸ halaaMik kuC Satao-M koAQaIna GauD,daOD, kao CaoD,kr.

[saI trh¸ yah Qaara 2³3´Qaara 2³3´Qaara 2³3´Qaara 2³3´Qaara 2³3´ ko tht ka^mana gaoimaMga ha]sakI pirBaaYaaAaoM kao vyaapk $p sao badla dota hO spYTIkrNaspYTIkrNaspYTIkrNaspYTIkrNaspYTIkrNa³1´ sao sao@Sana 2³7´¸ ³1´ sao sao@Sana 2³7´¸ ³1´ sao sao@Sana 2³7´¸ ³1´ sao sao@Sana 2³7´¸ ³1´ sao sao@Sana 2³7´¸ gaoimaMga ko [MsT/Umao MT\sa sao@Sana sao@Sana sao@Sana sao@Sana sao@Sana2³11´¸ Qaara 2 ³12e´2³11´¸ Qaara 2 ³12e´2³11´¸ Qaara 2 ³12e´2³11´¸ Qaara 2 ³12e´2³11´¸ Qaara 2 ³12e´ ko tht Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga¸Qaara 2³13´Qaara 2³13´Qaara 2³13´Qaara 2³13´Qaara 2³13´ ko tht rKa gayaa hO.[sa p`kar saMSaaoQanakaOSala ko Apnao faolD gaomakaOSala ko Apnao faolD gaomakaOSala ko Apnao faolD gaomakaOSala ko Apnao faolD gaomakaOSala ko Apnao faolD gaoma maoM BaI Saaimala hO jaao ]pyaaogakta-AaoM kao Aanalaa[na PlaoTfama-ÀpaoT-laÀmaaOidk daMva ko saaqa Kolaojaanao vaalao Aavaodna ko maaQyama sao poSa ikyaa jaata hO yaa nahIM.

Qaara 78³1´³6´ va ³7´Qaara 78³1´³6´ va ³7´Qaara 78³1´³6´ va ³7´Qaara 78³1´³6´ va ³7´Qaara 78³1´³6´ va ³7´ saMSaa oQana ko baad Apnao]pyaaogakta-AaoM kao kaOSala ko Kola kI poSakSa krnao vaalaoAana laa[na gaoimaMga PlaoTfama- calaanao ko AiQainayama kao pitbaMiQatkrta hO.yao ivastairt pirBaaYayaoM Qaara 78¸ 79¸ 80¸ 87¸Qaara 78¸ 79¸ 80¸ 87¸Qaara 78¸ 79¸ 80¸ 87¸Qaara 78¸ 79¸ 80¸ 87¸Qaara 78¸ 79¸ 80¸ 87¸114 AaOr 128 e 114 AaOr 128 e 114 AaOr 128 e 114 AaOr 128 e 114 AaOr 128 e jaOsao dMD pavaQaanaaoM ko inamaa-Na KMD hOM.

saMSaaoQana AiQainayamaaMSaaoQana AiQainayamaaMSaaoQana AiQainayamaaMSaaoQana AiQainayamaaMSaaoQana AiQainayama ka Sauw p`Baava Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMgaAa^nalaa[na gaoimaMgaAa^nalaa[na gaoimaMgaAa^nalaa[na gaoimaMgaAa^nalaa[na gaoimaMgaha]saao M ko maailakao M¸ Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga sauivaQaaAao M koha]saao M ko maailakao M¸ Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga sauivaQaaAao M koha]saao M ko maailakao M¸ Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga sauivaQaaAao M koha]saao M ko maailakao M¸ Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga sauivaQaaAao M koha]saao M ko maailakao M¸ Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga sauivaQaaAao M kop`data¸ AaOr Aa^nalaa[na gaoma ko iKlaaD,I p`data¸ AaOr Aa^nalaa[na gaoma ko iKlaaD,I p`data¸ AaOr Aa^nalaa[na gaoma ko iKlaaD,I p`data¸ AaOr Aa^nalaa[na gaoma ko iKlaaD,I p`data¸ AaOr Aa^nalaa[na gaoma ko iKlaaD,I saBaI ApraQaIbana jaato hOM AaOr dMDa%mak pàvaQaanaaoM ko saMdBa- maoM jaumaa-naalagaayaa jaa sakta hO.saMSaaoiQat Qaara 128 e Qaara 128 e Qaara 128 e Qaara 128 e Qaara 128 e [na ApraQaaoMkao saM&oya AaOr gaOr jamaanatI daonaaoM banaatI hO.

jaOsaaik }pr kI tulanaa%mak tailakatulanaa%mak tailakatulanaa%mak tailakatulanaa%mak tailakatulanaa%mak tailaka maoM ]llaoK ikyaagayaa hO ip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@Tip`Misapla e@T ko tht ‘kaOSala ko Sauw Kola’kaOSala ko Sauw Kola’kaOSala ko Sauw Kola’kaOSala ko Sauw Kola’kaOSala ko Sauw Kola’kI pirBaaYaa maoM saMSaaoQana Wara pyaa-Pt pirvat-na ikyaa gayaa hO.

saMSaaoiQat KMD ‘kaOSala ko Sauw Kola’ ko ilae Apvaja-na kaobarkrar rKta hO jabaik ]sa baihYkrNa kao CaoD, dota hOijasasao pUva- saMSaaoQana Saasana maoM iva<aIya daMva ko saaqa kaOSala koKola ko iKlaaiD,yaaoM kao laaBa huAa qaa.


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online games of skill when played with monetarystakes, is not disputed by the respondents. (Pages33-35)

Highlights of H.C. Judgment In terms of the Chamarbaugwalla 1 judgment of

Supreme Court: Gambling is something that doesnot depend to a substantial degree upon the exerciseof skill, and therefore something which does depend,ought not to be considered as gambling; as a logicalconclusion, a game that involves a substantialamount of skill is not gambling. (Page 50)

In the K.R. Lakshmanan case, the Supreme Courtexplicitly stated that the expression `gaming' in thetwo Acts has to be interpreted in the light of the lawlaid down by this Court in the two Chamarbaugwallacases, wherein it has been authoritatively held thata competition which substantially depends on skillis not gambling. (Page 52)

The collective ratio unmistakably emerging from allthe decisions mentioned in paragraphs IX & X aboveput succinctly is a game of chance and a game ofskill although are not poles asunder, they are twodistinct legal concepts of constitutional significance.The distinction lies in the amount of skill involved inthe games. (Pages 57-58).

There may not be a game of chance that does notinvolve a scintilla of skill, and similarly, there is nogame of skill that does not involve some elements ofchance. Whether a game is a 'game of chance' or a'game of skill' is to be adjudged by applying thePredominance Test: a game involving a substantialdegree of skill is not a game of chance but is only agame of skill and that it does not cease to be oneeven when played with stakes.

As a corollary of this, a game not involvingsubstantial degree of skill is not a game of skill butis only a game of chance and therefore falls withinthe scope of Entry 34 in the State List. (Para 58)

We are of the considered view that the games of skilldo not metamorphise into games of chance merelybecause they are played online, ceteris paribus.(Page 62)

As internet gaming/online gaming in the form ofbusiness continues to evolve exponentially,participation increases, particularly among young

gaoimaMga kI saMSaaoiQat pirBaaYaa pOsao ko daMva ko saaqa Kolao jaanaopr kaOSala ko Aa^nalaa[na gaoma kao pìtbaMiQat krtI hO¸]<ardataAaoM Wara ivavaaidt nahIM hO.³poja 33–35´³poja 33–35´³poja 33–35´³poja 33–35´³poja 33–35´

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people who are comparatively more familiar withthe new technology. It is likely that the problemsassociated with such games may surface in due course.

Regulation of online gaming based upon study &research will have to evolve to further theunderstanding of the impact of this mode of accessbased on the experience and incidence ofbehavioural addictions & disorders. (Page 89)

Science & technology are indisputably intertwinedwith the social and private lives of the citizenry worldover. Online gaming, too, is a product oftechnological advancement.

Online games, as contra-distinguished fromgambling, are also a form of expression and partakethe character of business. It may also be a pursuit ofhappiness that falls within the contours of liberty &privacy of an individual. (Page 92)

The Amendment Act puts games of skill and gamesof chance on par, when they are poles asunder, in thelight of obtaining jurisprudence. The games of skill,in addition to being a type of expression, are entitledto protection under Article 19(1)(g) by virtue of theirrecognition as a business. (Page 101)

There are competing interests of the State and theindividual, which need to be balanced by employingknown principles such as the doctrine ofproportionality, least restrictive test & the like. (Page101)

Apparently, the case of the petitioners is not one ofgambling; their business does not involve any actwhich is determined by the wheel of fortune. (Page110)

Thus, the amended definition of 'gaming' underSection 2(7), to the extent it does not admit thedifference between skill games and chance games, isin direct contradiction to the amended Section 176,which intends to maintain such a difference.

The very definition of 'gaming' as amended suffersfrom the vice of over-inclusiveness/over-broadnessof the idea of gaming as enacted in the chargingprovisions of the Act that are animated byChamarbaugwalla Jurisprudence. (Page 116)

In the considered view of this Court, the impugnedlegislative action that has clamped an absolute

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[sa nyaayaalaya ko sauivacaairt dRiYTkaoNa maoM¸ Aapoixat ivaQaayaIkar-vaa[- ijasanao kaOSala ko saBaI KolaaoM pr pUNa- pìtbaMQa lagaaaBaI KolaaoM pr pUNa- pìtbaMQa lagaaaBaI KolaaoM pr pUNa- pìtbaMQa lagaaaBaI KolaaoM pr pUNa- pìtbaMQa lagaaaBaI KolaaoM pr pUNa- pìtbaMQa lagaaidyaa hO¸ Aanaupaitkta ko isawaMt idyaa hO¸ Aanaupaitkta ko isawaMt idyaa hO¸ Aanaupaitkta ko isawaMt idyaa hO¸ Aanaupaitkta ko isawaMt idyaa hO¸ Aanaupaitkta ko isawaMt kI Avaholanaa krta hO


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embargo on all games of skill defies the principle ofproportionality and is far excessive in nature andtherefore violates Article 14 of the Constitution onthe ground of ‘manifest arbitrariness (Pages 117-118)

The Amendment Act suffers from the infirmity of thiskind inasmuch as Section 2(7), which encompassesall games regardless of the skill involved, rendersthe charging provisions enacted in section 176 readwith Sections 79 & 80 of the Principal Act so vaguethat the men of common intelligence will not be in aposition to guess at its true meaning and differ as tothe scope of its application and therefore, is liableto be voided. (Page 119)

1. The provisions of Sections 2, 3, 6, 8 & 9 of theKarnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, i.e.,Karnataka Act No. 28 of 2021, are declared to beultra vires the Constitution of India in their entiretyand accordingly are struck down.

2. The consequences of striking down of the subjectprovisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act2021, i.e., Karnataka Act No. 28 of 2021, shallfollow. However, nothing in this judgment shall beconstrued to prevent appropriate legislation frombeing brought about concerning the subject, i.e.,‘Betting & gambling’ in accordance with provisionsof the Constitution.

3. A Writ of Mandamus is issued restraining therespondents from interfering with the online gamingbusiness and allied activities of the petitioners. (Pages122-123)

COMMENT

1. As per the (Indian Brand Equity Foundation) IBEF'slatest forecast, the Indian Media and EntertainmentIndustry is anticipated to reach US$ 24-100 billionby 2030.

2. Within the M&E Sector, the Animation, VisualEffects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) sector isgrowing at a rate of ~29%, while the audio-visualsector and services are rising at the rate of ~25%;is recognised as one of the champion sectors bythe Government of India.

3. The online gaming industry in India stood at Rs. 90billion (US$ 1.23 billion) in FY20, increasing at aCAGR of 26% between FY20 and FY22 to reach Rs.

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3º yaaicakakta-AaoM ko Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga vyavasaaya AaOr saMbawgaitivaiQayaaoM maoM hstxaop krnao sao pìtvaaidyaaoM kao raoknao ko ilaeprmaadoSa ka ek irTek irTek irTek irTek irT jaarI ikyaa jaata hO.³poja 122–123´³poja 122–123´³poja 122–123´³poja 122–123´³poja 122–123´

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2º emaeMD[- sao@Tr ko BaItr¸ einamaoSana¸ ivajauAla [fo@T\sa¸ gaoimaMgaAaOr kaîmak ³evaIjaIsaI´ sao@Tr–29‰ kI dr sao baZ, rha hOjabaik AaîDyaao–ivajauAla sao@Tr AaOr saovaayaoM –25‰ kI dr saobaZ, rhI hO Baart sarkar Wara caOMipyana xao~aoM maoM sao ek ko $p maoMmaanyata pàPt hO.

3º Baart maoM Aa^na laa[na gaoimaMga ]Vaoga iva<a vaYa- 2010 maoM 90 ArbaÉpyao ³1º23 Arba AmaoirkI Da^lar´ qaa¸ jaao iva<avaYa- 2020


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143 billion (US$ 1.96 billion) by FY22 due to arapid increase in consumption. The country postedaverage revenue of US$ 8.8 per user, with a userpenetration rate of 10.1%.

4. The online gaming segment registered a 45% growthin revenues in FY20. The user base surpassed 365million by March 2020, with real money games(RMG), both card-based and fantasy, witnessingstrong traction.

5. Casual gaming also recorded strong consumptionuptake, with in-app monetisation seeing momentumin FY20.

6. In her recent Budget 2022 Speech, the FinanceMinister announced the formation of an AVGCPromotion Task Force comprising all relevantstakeholders.

7. Among the many functions envisioned for this taskforce, one of the crucial ones will be to recommendways to realise the vast untapped potential of thissector both within and outside India andsubsequently build domestic capacity and standardsfor serving local and international markets throughlarge scale job opportunities and deployment oflatest technologies.

8. In the light of these developments, recentamendments in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka show aregressive moralistic policy approach of certainState Governments. No doubt, the Courts have struckdown the efforts of the State Governments to ban allforms of online gaming.

9. Still, at the same time, there is a lack of a centralisedpolicy approach to allow online gaming. In earliercolumns, this writer has advocated the formulationof a Model Law by the Central Government, whichcould then be suitably adopted by StateGovernments. This Model Law is nowhere in sight.

10. As per Statista research India recorded about 365million online gamers in 2020. This number wasestimated to reach 510 million by the fiscal year2022. Overall, India ranked the highest in terms ofthe growth in online game downloads on appstores, with a growth rate of 165 per cent between2016 to 2018. This is expected to be the fastest-growing sector in the Media and EntertainmentIndustry. Fingers crossed for the health of theOnline Gaming Industry.

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4º Aa^nalaa[na gaoimaMga saogamaoMT nao iva<a vaYa- 20 maoM rajasva maoM 45‰ kIvaRiw dja- kI.]pyaaogakta- AaQaar pr maaca- 2020 tk 365imailayana kao par kr gayaa¸ ijasamaoM kaD- AaQaairt AaOr fMtasaIdaonaaoM iryala manaI gaomsa ³AaremajaI´ ko saaqa majabaUt kYa-Na doKagayaa.

5º kOjauAla gaoimaMga nao BaI majabaUt Kpt dja- kI¸ iva<avaYa- 2020 maoM[na–eop maudÌkrNa maoM tojaI doKI gayaI.

6º Apnao hailayaa bajaT 2022 BaaYaNa maoM iva<a maM~I nao saBaI saMbaMiQatihtQaarkaoM kao Saaimala krto hue ek evaIjaIsaI p`maaoSana Taskfaosa- ko gazna kI GaaoYaNaa kI.

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JIO PLATFORMS LTDAND SES ANNOUNCE JV

TO DELIVER HIGH-PERFORMANCE

SATELLITE-BASEDBROADBAND SERVICES

ACROSS INDIANew joint venture will extend network reachand resiliency by leveraging SES’s satellites

in both geostationary and medium earth orbits,including O3b mPOWER

Jio Platforms Limited (“JPL”), India’s leading digitalservice provider, and SES, a leading global satellite-basedcontent connectivity solutions provider, announced theformation of a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited– to deliver the next generation scalable and affordablebroadband services in India leveraging satellite technology.JPL and SES will own51% and 49% equitystake in the joint venturerespectively.

The joint venturewill use multi-orbit spacenetworks that is acombination ofgeostationary (GEO) andmedium earth orbit(MEO) satelliteconstellations capable of delivering multi-gigabit links andcapacity to enterprises, mobile backhaul and retail customersacross the length and breadth of India and neighbouringregions.

The joint venture will be the vehicle for providingSES’s satellite data and connectivity services in India, exceptfor certain international aeronautical and maritime customerswho may be served by SES. It will have availability of up to100 Gbps capacity from SES and will leverage Jio’s premiereposition and sales reach in India to unlock this marketopportunity. As part of investment plan, the joint venturewill develop extensive gateway infrastructure in India toprovide services within the country. Jio, as an anchor

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customer of the joint venture, has entered into a multi-yearcapacity purchase agreement, based on certain milestonesalong with gateways and equipment purchase with totalcontract value of circa US $100 million.

The joint venture will leverage SES-12, SES’s high-throughput GEO satellite serving India, and O3b mPOWER,SES’s next-generation MEO constellation, to extend andcomplement Jio’s terrestrial network, increasing access todigital services and applications. Jio will offer managedservices and gateway infrastructure operations services tothe joint venture.

As Covid-19 has demonstrated, access to broadbandis imperative for full participation in the new digital economy.This joint venture will be a catalyst for connecting theunconnected areas within India and the region to the fullrange of digital services, offering access to remote health,government services, and distance learning opportunities.

Akash Ambani, Director of Jio, said, “While wecontinue to expand our fibre-based connectivity and FTTHbusiness and invest in 5G, this new joint venture with SESwill further accelerate the growth of multigigabit broadband.With additional coverage and capacity offered by satellitecommunications services, Jio will be able to connect theremotest towns and villages, enterprises, governmentestablishments, and consumers to the new Digital India.We are excited about this new journey combining ourmassive reach and customer base with SES’s innovativeleadership and expertise in the satellite industry.”

Steve Collar, CEO of SES, said, “This joint venturewith JPL is a great example of how SES can complementeven the most extensive terrestrial networks to deliver high-quality connectivity, and positively affect the lives ofhundreds of millions of people. We look forward to thisjoint venture whereby we can play a role in promoting digitalinclusion in India.”

The joint venture also aligns with the Hon’ble PrimeMinister’s ‘Gati Shakti: National Master Plan for Multi-modalConnectivity’ initiative to provide integrated and seamlessconnectivity by implementing diverse infrastructure. It willalso accelerate the achievement of the Connect India goalsin the 2018 National Digital Communications Policy and theDigital India programme by expanding broadbandconnectivity to Indian citizens across Indian geography.

ABOUT JIO PLATFORMS LIMITEDJio Platforms Limited (“Jio”), a wholly-owned

subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, has built a world-class all-IP data strong future proof network with latest4G LTE technology (through its wholly owned subsidiary,

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited). It is the only networkconceived and born as a Mobile Video Network from theground up and supporting Voice over LTE technology. Itis future ready and can be easily upgraded to supporteven more data, as technologies advance on to 5G, 6G andbeyond.

Jio has brought transformational changes in theIndian digital services space to enable the vision ofDigital India for 1.3 billion Indians and propel India intoglobal leadership in the digital economy. It has createdan eco-system comprising of network, devices,applications and content, platforms, service experienceand affordable tariffs for everyone to live the Jio DigitalLife. As part of its customer offers, Jio has revolutionisedthe Indian telecom landscape by making voice calls forJio customers absolutely free, across India, to anynetwork, and always.

ABOUT SESSES has a bold vision to deliver amazing experiences

everywhere on earth by distributing the highest qualityvideo content and providing seamless connectivityaround the world. As the leader in global contentconnectivity solutions, SES operates the world’s onlymulti-orbit constellation of satellites with the uniquecombination of global coverage and high performance,including the commercially-proven, low-latency MediumEarth Orbit O3b system. By leveraging a vast andintelligent, cloud-enabled network, SES is able to deliverhigh-quality connectivity solutions anywhere on land, atsea or in the air, and is a trusted partner to the world’sleading telecommunications companies, mobile networkoperators, governments, connectivity and cloud serviceproviders, broadcasters, video platform operators andcontent owners. SES’s video network carries over 8,500channels and has an unparalleled reach of 361 millionhouseholds, delivering managed media services for bothlinear and non-linear content.

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5G HURDLES FORBROADCAST

5G Spectrum allocation has jolted thebroadcasters in a way which could prove

disruptive to their services.

The 5G spectrum allocation has thrown thebroadcasters in a tizzy. And the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority has been seeking aresponse from Department ofTelecom over the concerns raisedby broadcasters on the 5Gspectrum allocation. Broadcastershave genuine concerns on theallocation of spectrum in mid-band.

The main issue relatesaround the C-band or mid-bandspectrum band 3,300 MHz-4,200MHz. Indian broadcasters use theallotted C-Band of 3,700 MHz-4,200MHz.

International Telecommunications Union (ITU)stipulates 3,600 MHz as the upper limit for telecomcompanies, whilst 3,300-3,600 MHz for 5G allocation hasbeen kept by the government.

There could be a possibility that 3,300 MHz - 3,670MHz and bands maybe even beyond could be kept for 5G.

This could be the crux of the issue.Broadcasters dread the prospect of revised

guidelines will eventually impact their services.Broadcasters had alerted the Govt on this and the I&BMinistry has been writing to the DOT on this issue.Hopefully the issue should be resolved resulting in aoptimum solution for all stakeholders.

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PVR functionality will berolled out later this year. WithKAON STB middleware fullyintegrated with the Android TVsoftware stack, new pre-certifiedAndroid TV capabilities areenabled. These include CustomOver-The-Air Update, accelerating the introduction of newappealing features.

In 2021 Allente became one of the world’s firstoperators to complete Google Common Broadcast Stackintegration on an Android TV Operator Tier STB. Theintegration was completed in just six months thanks to closecollaboration between Allente, KAONMEDIA, NAGRA,Broadcom, 3SS and Google. Google created its standardizedCommon Broadcast Stack (CBS) to help more TV viewersget the next-generation app-rich services they crave,enabled by the Android TV Operating System (OS).Adopting CBS means easier and faster integration for hybridAndroid TV OS devices, accelerated time-to-market,simplified upgrades and reduced overall TCO (total cost ofownership).

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TECH FOCUS

Allente’s new hybrid KAON STB delivers highperformance, with proven next-gen 3SS-engineered customerexperience.

The Nordic region’s pre-eminent pay-TV provider,Allente continues to build upon its first successful 3SS-enabled project, OnePlace, the satellite and OTT servicewhich Canal Digital launched in February 2018. In 2019 theservice was named “Best TV User Experience” in theprestigious CSI Awards. Allente waslater formed from the merger of ViasatConsumer and Canal Digital in May2020. The operator offers TV servicesand broadband to customers inNorway, Sweden, Denmark andFinland.

Jon Espen Nergård, AllenteCTO, said, “We’re very excited to nowoffer our next-generation service tosubscribers via satellite, IPTV andOTT streaming.”

“We thank our amazingpartners KAON and 3SS, and all our technologycollaborators, in helping us provide our customers with arich array of content, including their favorite apps, allwrapped in a world-class 3SS-enabled experience anddelivered on KAON’s powerful STB,” he added.

“We congratulate Allente for going live with its next-gen TV offering, which is bringing a truly advanced service,abundant with top entertainment, to viewers across theNordic region,” commented Tom Buhl, KAON MediaExecutive Vice President. “We look forward to continuingto support Allente, a true pioneer in our industry,” he said.

“In making its super-aggregated service available toconsumers in so many ways, Allente is yet againdemonstrating its abiding commitment to providing asuperior entertainment experience to all subscribers, onsatellite, OTT and IPTV,” says Kai-Christian Borchers,Managing Director of 3SS. “Allente is at the vanguard oftechnological innovation and customer focus, and we areextremely proud of our long and ongoing partnership.”

This project was delivered in adherence with modernprinciples of agile development, first introduced to CanalDigital by 3SS, featuring “SAFe” (Scaled Agile Framework),the practical experience-based software developmentframework. SAFe brings all stakeholders in a project together,both in-house and partners. All parties understand theirobjectives and interdependencies, and status of a granulardeliverables roadmap. SAFe delivers accelerated,

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TECH FOCUS

streamlined innovation, better productivity, effectiveplanning and superior products.

Google, Google Play and Android TV are trademarksof Google LLC.

ABOUT ALLENTEAllente is a leading Nordic TV operator, providing

top quality TV and broadband services to over 1 millioncustomers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Thecompany was established in May 2020 by a merger betweenCanal Digital and Viasat Consumer. In 2021, Allente hadrevenues of SEK 6.9 billion. Allente is owned 50/50 byTelenor Group and NENT Group.

ABOUT KAONKAON is a technology leader in pay-TV and

broadband solutions. We ensure the connected hometechnology which enables consumers to simply change theway they experience entertainment and information withinthe home with the full line-up of innovative platforms andservice solutions to give users easy access to multi-screenexperiences anywhere, at any time. KAONMEDIA is wellrecognized by Tier 1 Operators in more than 90 countries.Headquartered in South Korea, KAONMEDIA has globalpresence in over 24 countries including Germany, Norway,France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, USA, Brazil, Mexico,Colombia, Japan, and others.

ABOUT 3 SCREEN SOLUTIONS (3SS)3SS delivers experiences people love. We enable

seamless entertainment experiences across all screens,for and together with service providers worldwide. 3SSis the go-to partner to co-create the best possible servicesin an agile, open and collaborative way. Founded in 2009,we are an acknowledged leader in system integration,software engineering, UI/UX design innovation andsolution architecture. We created 3Ready, the world'sleading Entertainment Ecosystem, to accelerate launchesof entertainment services on all devices, co-create andenable customer-centric innovation. The award-winning3Ready Entertainment Ecosystem counts 17 operatorswith 35 million users reach, and two automotive projects.Major operators worldwide rely on 3SS innovation. Theseinclude A1 Telekom Austria Group, Swisscom, Tele2,Allente, Proximus, TCC Uruguay, Elisa Estonia, Altibox,ORS, Yes, Vodafone, Norlys, Liberty Global, SES, Eutelsat,and O2/Telefonica. Broadcast customers includeProSiebenSat.1, Joyn (ProSiebenSat.1/Discovery),SUPER RTL (TOGGO), n-tv, Blockbuster and Viacom,among others.

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E-AUCTION

PRASAR BHARATIRAKES IN MEGA

BUCKSPrasar Bharati has raked in mega bucks as part of

sale of MPEG-4 slots. Prasar Bharati has got Rs 15.24 crorefrom the sale of 12 MPEG-4 slots on DD Free Dish duringthe recent e-auction.

The 12 successful channels from the e-auction wereAastha Bhajan, Bflix Movies, Chardikala Time TV, IndiaNews UP/UK, News 18 UP/UK, News24, News India 24x7,News State UP/UK, Raftar, Samay, Sudarshan News, andSwadesh News.

The successful channels have won the slots for theperiod - April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.

The average bid/revenue per slot has gone up 43%to Rs 1.27 crore this year from last year’s Rs 0.89 crore.Meanwhile, the highest bid price has gone up by 42.85% toRs 1.6 crore this year from Rs 1.12 crore last year.

Prasar Bharati has issued a notice invitingapplications for allotment of MPEG-2 slots ofDD Free Dish DTH Platform for the period from 1st April,2022, to 31st March, 2023. The slots will be awarded throughthe 4th annual/58th e-auction that will be held from 7thMarch tentatively.

Prasar Bharati has categorised TV channels indifferent buckets based on the genres/language of thechannel. The reserve price for Bucket A+ which comprisesAll GEC (Hindi) Channels is Rs 15 crore. The Bucket A whichincludes All Movie (Hindi) Channels has a reserve price ofRs 12 crore.

Bucket B, which comprises All Music (Hindi)Channels, Sports (Hindi) Channels, GEC (Bhojpuri), Movies(Bhojpuri), and Teleshopping (Hindi) channels, has a reserveprice of Rs 10 crore. The reserve price for News & CurrentAffairs (English) and News & Current Affairs (Punjabi)Channels that fall under Bucket C is Rs 7 crore.

The reserve price for Bucket D (All other remainingGenre/Language Channels) and Bucket R1 (Devotional/Spiritual/AAYUSH Channels) are Rs 6 crore and Rs 3 crorerespectively.

Prasar Bharati earned Rs 731.34 crore from the saleof 57 MPEG-2 slots on DD Free Dish from the third annualand 52nd e-auction. This was a 23% (Rs 137.09 crore)increase over the Rs 594.25 crore that it had collected fromthe sale of 53 MPEG-2 slots in March 2020.

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RUSSIAN CHANNELSBLOCKED

Russian invasion of Ukrainehas seen Poland’s NationalBroadcasting Council (KRRiT) hasdecided to delete a number of Russianchannels from the register of permittedTV services in the country.

As a result, RT (Russia Today),RT Documentary, RTR Planeta, SoyuzTV and Rossiya 24 will no longer beallowed to be distributed by cablenetworks and satellite and internetplatforms.

KRRiT says the move comes asa response to the commencement ofhostilities by the Russian Federationin Ukraine.

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Spanishfibre operationA v a t e l ’ sr e c e n t l y

launched OTT service is being run ona new joint solution that includesViaccess-Orca’s Service Delivery

Platform, Multi-DRM, and SecureVideo Player; Ateme Encoding, OriginPackaging, Cloud DVR, and CDN; andOptiva Media Apps.

Avatel TV is offering 100channels and boasts an on demandcatalogue of more than 2,500 moviesand TV series. Users can enjoy AvatelTV in their living room with a voice-controlled Android TV set-top boxconnected to the fibre network or watchtheir favourite program anywhere ontheir iOS/Android mobile device orlaptop. Avatel has deployed the end-to-end solution in an on-premisesarchitecture. VO’s SDP empowersAvatel TV to deliver personalizedcontent and increase viewerengagement. Using VO’s Multi-DRMand Secure Video Player, the operatorcan deliver premium live and VODcontent with the highest contentprotection on any device.

LIMEX OFFERS THREECHANNELS

L i m e Xthe European

TV streaming platform is offering threeTV channels of German broadcasterDeutsches Musik Fernsehen.

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Fernsehen, Volksmusik.TV and Lilo TV.The three channels are assembled forbroadcasting at Munich-based serviceprovider IP-Broadcast.

MIDDLE EAST BETS BIG ONSPORTS

The number of subscriptions toStarzplay in the Middle East and NorthAfrica has increased.

Average revenue per user alsoincreased by 30% as subscriberspicked up in more sports packagesincluding Premier Sports League (liverugby) and ICC Men’s T20 World Cupcricket.Maaz Sheikh, CEO STARZPLAY, said:“Live sports have the power to bringpeople together. We saw an untappedopportunity to invest in live sports,which has tremendously benefitted ourbusiness as well as helped transformthe OTT landscape. We launched ourfirst live sports channel in 2021 and ourrecent study shows that the sportscategory on our platform has witnessedstupendous growth, which is atestament to the growing demand forexclusive and live sports content.”

UAE continues to be thelargest growth market for Starzplay, interms of the percentage increase insign-ups, followed by Saudi Arabiaand Qatar.

Starzplay’s MENA edition isavailable in 20 countries across theMiddle East, North Africa andPakistan.

Jio World Convent ion Centre , Mumbai

TV TODAY REVENUE SURGETV

Today hasdone wellin itsfinancialsand itsr e v e n u etouched Rs2 5 7 . 9 1

crore for the quarter ended 31stDecember 2021 as against Rs 224.02crore in the last quarter.

The company's revenue fromthe TV broadcasting was Rs 197.79crore from Rs 186.31 crore. Radiobroadcasting revenue increased over2.5 times to Rs 5.81 crore from Rs 2.12crore. The revenue from the ‘Others’segment was up 53% at Rs 54.37 croreas against Rs 35.53 crore.

DD AD REVENUE SEESDECLINE

Doordarshan's ad revenueshas seen a decline and dropped to Rs272.61 crore in 2020-2021 from Rs 348.83crore in 2019-20.

Prasar Bharati operates 36Doordarshan (DD) channels that areoperating in Standard Definition (SD)mode and three of these channels arealso made available in High Definition(HD) mode to the viewers for enrichedviewing experience. In addition, there


are 51 co-branded educationalchannels.

SUN TV POSTS INCREASEDREVENUES

Sun TVNetwork'sposted anincreasedrevenue atRs 975.16crore asagainst Rs

763.27 crore for the correspondingquarter ended 31st December 2020.

The company's overallrevenues went up 6.25% at Rs 1,033.10crore as against Rs 972.34 crore. Totalexpenses increased to Rs 485.62 crorecompared to Rs 462.91 crore.

Ad revenue increased 22.45%to Rs 378 crore compared to Rs 309crore in the same quarter last year.

ZEE REVENUES INCREASEZee has posted increased

revenues to the tune of Rs 242.81 crorefor the quarter ended for Q3 FY22against Rs 184.38 crore in the samequarter last year. The network incurredan expenditure of Rs 155.3 crore in thesame period against Rs 116.0 crore,recording an increase of 33.9%.

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NDTV SEES PROFITS SURGENDTV iss e e i n gb e t t e rdays andh a s

posted a profit of Rs 27.6 crore for Q3,according to its report. The thirdquarter has turned out to be its mostprofitable one in the last nine year, thenews channel has said.

NDTV Limited has doubled itsyear-to-date profit at Rs 41.4 crore. TheQ3 profit stands at Rs 17.3 crore.

The network's digital arm -Convergence - has also witnessed itshighest-ever revenue in the thirdquarter.

NDTV Convergence recentlysigned a 10-year deal with Taboola forRs 750 crore.


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CHANNEL CHANGES

Here are the major changes that have taken place on the various satellites overIndia in the past month.

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IS 17 AT 66 DEG EOn 5th Shalom TV India, Media One,Kaumudy TV, Powervision TV,Sathiyam TV, Dheeran TV, HarvestTV 24x7, Safari, Aashirwad,Darshana TV Middle East, DighvijayNews 24x7, Tunes 6 Music,Velicham TV, Studio One +,Samachar Plus 24x7 and Reporterhave started on 3854 H, clear. On7th Shalom TV India, Media One,Kaumudy TV, Powervision TV,Sathiyam TV, Dheeran TV, HarvestTV 24x7, Safari, Aashirwad,Darshana TV Middle East, DighvijayNews 24x7, Tunes 6 Music,Velicham TV, Studio One +,Samachar Plus 24x7 and Reporterhave left 3854 H; Orange Bangla TVhas left 3876 H; Mojo TV and AP 24x7have started on 3894 H, clear. On8th Media One has left 4006 H.

IS 20 AT 68.5 DEG EOn 5th Hope of Glory InternationalFamily Church has started on 12562H, clear; Remite TV Plus has left;On 27th Shubhsandesh TV has left3723 V.

THAICOM 5/6A/8 AT 78.5 DEG EOn 24th Nick Jr Asia has replacedPhoenix InfoNews Channel on 10970H,TrueSport 6 and Bloomberg TVAsia have left 11090 H; StingrayIConcerts has left 11170 H.

INSAT 4A/4B/ GSAT-10 /GSAT- 30AT 83 DEG EOn 8th Azaad TV has left 11470 V.On 10th Goldmines, Goldmines Hindiand Goldmines Bollywood havestarted on 3925 H, clear. On 14thBharat Samachar, DD Sahyadri,

Northeast Live, Bhakthi TV,Shraddha Mh One, Studio Yuva,Harvest TV 24x7, Amrita TV, PublicMusic, Peppers TV, Bansal News,Goodness TV, News 1 India andAradana TV have started on 11550V, encrypted. On 19th Mh 1 Dil Sehas started on 4030 H, clear. On 20thR9 TV has left 3805 H; Munsif TVhas started on 4054 H, clear.

CHINASAT 11 AT 98 DEG EOn 2nd Watan HD has started on4016 H, clear. On 7th Channel TalashTV and PK Sports have started on4016 H, clear. On 15th Watan HD,Channel Talash TV, PK Sports andB Sports have left 4016 H again. On16th Watan HD, Channel Talash TV,PK Sports and B Sports are back on4016 H, clear. On 21st Falguni TVhas started on 4016 H, clear. On 26thWatan HD, Channel Talash TV, PKSports and Falguni TV have startedon 4009 H, clear; Watan HD,Channel Talash TV, PK Sports, HBOAfghanistan and Falguni TV have left4016 H again.

ASIASAT 7 AT 105.5 DEG EOn 2nd DW Deutsch has left 4100V. On 4th Lucky Music and TehelkaTV have left 3675 V; Tum News hasstarted on 4146 H, clear; TamjeedTV has left. On 10th ARY World hasstarted on 4060 V, Irdeto; ARY DigitalUK is now encrypted. On 22ndZawiya TV has replaced Channel Zon 3880 H, clear; TV 99 News HDhas replaced Tum News on 4146 H,clear.

SES 7/9/TELKOM 4 AT 108 DEG EON 1st Champions TV HD Pro has

started on 11861 V; ABV. ChampionsTV HD Pro has started on 3900 V,ABV; Utami TV is back on 4020 V,clear. On 9th Sunnah Jalan Pasti TV,TVRI Jambi and C Musik have left3766 H; TVRI Jambi has started on3871 H, clear; TVRI DKI Jakarta hasleft; RCTI, GTV, MNC TV, ParamountNetwork Asia, Thrill, IMC, History 2Asia, Nusantara, HBO Asia, ZeeBioskop, Celestial MoviesIndonesia, Asian Food Network,CNN Indonesia, Boomerang SouthEast Asia, Horizon Sports, ToonzKids, Cinemax Asia, Nick Jr Asia,ANTV and CNBC Indonesia haveleft 3934 V.

CHINASAT 10 / NSAT110 AT 110DEG EOn 3rd TTV has left 3560 V.

ASIASAT 9 AT 122 DEG EOn 8th SET Taiwan, SETInternational, TVBS Asia and TVBSNews have left 3831 V.

LAOSAT 1 AT 128.5 DEG EOn 1st BTV Business has movedfrom 3421 V to 3419 V, clear. On13th Bodhi TV has started on 3427V, clear; TV Today has left; OmkarTV has left 3437 V; Lao Star has left3606 V; Galaxy 4K has left 3623 V;TV Today has started on 3632 V. On27th Zoor News, Mega News,Tehelka TV and Islamic Nashriyathave started on 3651 V, clear; GoldSharing TV and Mega Sports haveleft again.

INTELSAT 19 AT 166.0EOn 3rd Nickelodeon South East Asiaon 3780 H is now in clear.


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