TRAI initiative on DTH

(Telecom Regulatory Authority Initiative of India initiative on Direct Transmission to Home)
It is important to understand that at the core of the initiatives of the TRAI(Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) should lie the consumers interest and the investor's healthiness so that the consumer gets to access to latest technology at competitive costs over time.

It is therefore obvious that convergence of technologies need to be encouraged and starting from brand related barriers to technology related barriers need to be broken down. Today the business models of the telecoms have to be dynamic to capture the fast changing impact that technology advancements are bringing. While continuity in policy and guidelines to nurture an enterprise is essential, TRAI must be complemented in addressing the consumers interests simultaneously.

DTV is one such convergent technology tool which will have to be exploited to the larger consumers' benefit. Individual players who have outbid others to corner bandwidth(be it satellite or Air Spectrum) should not be encouraged to drive away consumers by imposing artificial restrictions which are purely based on short term revenues considerations.

(My letter to the Editor of Economic Times)