Highlights
- There are some basic differences between multiple connection policies of Airtel Digital TV, D2h and Tata Sky
- Discount for multiple connection holders will only be available on NCF
More and more DTH operators are coming up with their multi-TV policies as the days pass. The new mandate by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India found the subscribers as well as DTH providers in a stifle about the pricing of multiple connections in a single home. To recall, previously the DTH providers used to ship massive discounts to the subscribers on their multiple connections since they had to pay content charges to channel owners only once regardless of the number of connection. However, that is not the case now. As the content charges being paid by the DTH operators have gone up, so have the rentals which the subscribers will have to pay for the multi-TV connection. In the last few days, D2h and Tata Sky have already revealed their multi-TV policy, today we will be looking at the details of Airtel Digital TV’s multi-connection charges.
Pricing of Airtel Digital TV Multiple Connection
The crucial point to note about the multi-TV connections after the Trai mandate is that whatever discount the subscribers will enjoy will be on NCF only. There will be no discount for the consumers on the content charges which the respective channel owners levy. As such, Airtel Digital TV has announced that it would charge Rs 80 plus taxes for 100 SD channels as Network Capacity Fee (NCF) for all multiple connections getting activated under the same account. Additional NCF of Rs 20 will be charged for the subscribers for the subsequent slot of 25 channels which is the norm for standard first connection over the 100 channels.
Differences Between Multi-TV Policies
Now that we have noted the pricing of Airtel Digital TV’s multiple connections, it is essential to understand the there is some underlying difference between the policy of Airtel Digital TV and D2h regarding secondary connections. While Airtel Digital TV is not allowing any ‘mirroring’ of channels, D2h grants it with the connection, but this can be advantageous to the customers in case they want to activate different channels on the two connections. In case D2h subscribers want to do the same, they will end up paying more. On the other hand, the obvious advantage to D2h’s multiple connections is that the provider is charging a flat NCF of Rs 59 as network charge meaning that no matter what, how many channels you add, you won’t pay more than Rs 59 as NCF.
On the other hand, in case Airtel Digital TV subscribers add more than 100 channels, then they will pay Rs 128 after the Rs 59 discount instead of the base NCF of Rs 80 which is the price set by Airtel Digital TV for multiple connections. Summarising, in case you have an Airtel Digital TV multiple connections then turning off the additional channels would be a wise choice.
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