NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in a recent notification has directed all broadcasters to comply with the provision of the New Tariff Amendment Order (NTO 2.0) by 26 August. The broadcasters were previously asked to comply by NTO 2.0 by 10 August but due to the ongoing battle between broadcasters and the regulatory body, the date has been substituted by 26 August.

The Bombay High Court’s Verdict on the NTO 2.0 case between broadcasters and the TRAI is expected on 24 August.

The Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) and other broadcasters had approached the Bombay High Court over the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) July 24 directive, wherein it has asked all broadcasters to comply with NTO 2.0 by August 10, despite the fact that the matter is sub judice and the final judgment has been reserved by the court.

In one of the hearing, the case was listed before the original bench comprising Justice AA Sayed and justice Anuja Prabhudesai. While the legal battle is ongoing since long, TRAI citing a regulatory vacuum released a fresh directive on 24 July irking the broadcasters who have already been battling with the impact of the ongoing pandemic.

It asked broadcasters to publish details including maximum retail price per month of channels and maximum retail price per month of bouquets of channels, the composition of bouquets and also amended reference interconnected offer (RIO) and other details on their website.