Section 80 in Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2017
80. The Authority agreeing with the demand of stakeholders decided to rename the Rental amount as `Network Capacity Fee' because the distributor provides a network capacity which a subscriber utilises to receive the signals of subscribed television channels. As per data available, the Authority noted that the cost of carrying 100 SD channels by a distributor of television channels comes to approximately Rs 80/- per month and cost of other activities like subscriber management, billing, complaint redressal, call center etc comes out to be approximately Rs. 50/- per month. Accordingly, the Authority has permitted the distributors of television channels to charge a maximum fixed amount of upto Rs 130/- per month, excluding taxes, from its subscribers towards its distribution network cost to carry 100 SD channels. A subscriber may request for additional network capacity in bundles or lots of 25 SD channels at a rate of Rs 20/- per month, excluding taxes, for subscribing to distribution network capacity for carrying more than 100 channels. This accounts for additional bandwidth cost by distributors of television channels.
