DTH probability by TRAI

TRAI is planning to introduce DTH inter comparability and probability for Indian DTH viewers. On the lines of mobile portability, to stimulate the sector's growth, chairman J S Sarma said. "Entry price in DTH is coming down on its own. Growth will now be a function of quality and pricing. Portability in DTH may reduce entry barriers for users," Sarma said in an interview

Subscribers in the country currently have to pay for installation each time they switch their DTH service provider. DTH service providers could be accused on two counts. One is that they have 'blocked' their set top boxes, preventing the set top box supplied by one service provider from being used to access the services of the other.
Currently, service providers are using two technology platforms -- MPEG2 and MPEG4 -- for offering their services, allowing them to extend the argument that equipment of one will thus not be compatible with the service of the other. "All these are issues that will be looked into. DTH will do well if service providers can offer more than cable operators," Sarma said.