CQ- Kolkata MSOs plans to rise channel package rates ============================================ Kolkata Multi-System Operators (MSOs) are planning to increase the channels package rates, because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) directions to multi system operators (MSOs) on 27th May 2014 to ensure delivery of bills to subscribers by hand, post or email as opted for by them, and provide within 45 days an online payment option in their subscriber management system (SMS) for subscribers to pay their bills in the first phase of the digital addressable system (DAS). However, it is yet not clear that what percentage of channel package rates will go up. Kolkata has nearly 30 lakh cable homes and till mid-January, MSOs were issuing ad-hoc bills to subscribers. According to several LCOs, despite having implemented gross (consumer) billing in the Kolkata Municipal Area (KMA) since January, end consumers are not willing to pay billed amounts to LCOs. An MSO on condition of anonymity told CQ that, “We will have to depute collection agents and provide them with a salary or collection commission, whatever they think is better as LCOs are not able to collect money from end consumers. But we can’t use this as an excuse and will ensure we adhere to the TRAI rules, however cash-strapped we are.” Source: cablequest.org/news/cable-news/item/5097-cq-kolkata-msos-plans-to-rise-channel-package-rates.html
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:26:22 +0000
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