NEW DELHI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (Tdsat) will hear on 7 August, the petitions by multi-system operators Digicable Networks, Mumbai, and Delhi Distribution Company, New Delhi and others challenging the digital tariff order of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Tdsat has issued notice to Trai and the Union of India in this connection.

Earlier, TDSAT had listed for 25 August a petition by IndusInd Media and Communications in this regard, even as it permitted News Broadcaster‘s Association (NBA) and associate channels - NDTV, Time Global Broadcasting (holding company of Times Now), India TV, TV Today, Total TV, Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), and other broadcasters to be a party to it.

Earlier, local cable operators opposed the Trai tariff order. United Cable Operator‘s Welfare Association, New Delhi, has approached the Tdsat seeking better revenue share from the MSOs and an extension in date for digitisation.

Meanwhile, the deadline for the first phase of digitisation in the four metros has already been postponed by four months to 1 November.

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