Shillong, April 15 -- The new Television pricing scheme for viewers brought in by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) from February 1, 2019 has upset the consumers across the nation, as the subscribers now end up paying more for what has been served to them earlier even though it was actually expected that the monthly spending will be reduced. TRAI Chairman Ram Sevak Sharma acknowledging the mess-up stated that the Crisil report was prepared on an inadequate understanding of the TV distribution market and it was incorrect.

Throwing more light into the inadequate understanding of the TV distribution market, TRAI Secretary S.K. Gupta explained that the Crisil report is based on choosing top-rated channels on all-India basis an...