Cable blackout in state against TRAI new tariff

The new tariff rates released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is not just a nightmare for the cable operators, but also for the customers, Patrick Raju, president, Karnataka State Cable TV Operators Association (KSCTOA), said on Thursday.

The South India Federation of Cable Operators Association observed a one-day blackout of cable TV channels across South India against the new tariff rates.

Except private DTH, channels beamed by cable operators were blacked out. Though there was a temporary injunction by the City Civil and Sessions Court, members of KSCTOA went ahead with the strike. "We have not received any order from court. So, we went ahead with the decision of South India cable operators federation and switched off channels voluntarily," Raju said.