TRAI‘s new regime dictates providers to have two components: the Network Capacity Fee, which is around ₹130 for 100 channels and the cost of any paid channels or paid bouquets. The Extra Capacity Fee here regards to fee that applies after a user has more than 100 channels in their prescribed pack and not on the base fee of ₹13 Just select the channels and leave the rest to ' Save On Tv'.Tata Sky, Dish TV, and Sun Direct TV have apparently removed the extra Network Capacity Fee (NCF) on their base packs for their subscribers, according to a report by TelecomTalk. It all boils down to choosing the right combination of Broadcaster packs and Alacarte Channels. In our experience, that is not at all so. There are lots of media reports stating that TV viewing has becoming more expensive with the new TRAI pricing.

You just select the channels you wish to watch and ' Save On Tv' runs through each of the broadcaster packs and creates the cheapest possible combination of Broadcaster packs and individual channels, ensuring saving every month!! This makes creating your own pack more complex. None of these operators carry all the packs released by the broadcasters. There are handful of cable tv operators in India the major three being Siti, DEN and Hathway.

As on date there are 5 major DTH operators namely Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish TV, D2H and Sun.

To make the matter more complicated, not all broadcaster packs are carried by the DTH and Cable TV operators. It is extremely difficult and time consuming to search through all the Broadcaster packs, analyse their channel content and create your own plan while ensuring savings in the DTH / Cable TV monthly subscription bill. Depending on your choice of channels, it is quite possible that for some pay channels, it might be cheaper to subscribe to it on an Alacarte basis. To ensure that your monthly TV Bill is minimum, it is necessary to find the right set of Broadcaster Packs. The Broadcasters have released more than 300 Packs with each of the pay channels being part of multiple packs and each of these 300+ Broadcaster packs have different set of pay channels. These channels are brought to us by 5 large DTH operators (Airtel, Tata Sky, Dish, d2h and Sun) and quite a few Cable TV operators (the largest ones being Siti, DEN and Hathway).

There are more than 10 Broadcasters in India (big ones being Star, Sony, TV18, Discovery, Times Network and Zee) offering more than 500 Free To Air Channels 300 Pay Channels in India. Unfortunately it a complex and time consuming process. If the plan is created properly, it can result in major savings every month by reducing your DTH / Cable TV bill. Creating your own custom plan for DTH / Cable TV subscription can be a complex task.

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