All India Digital Cable Federation urges Centre to reject TRAI’s proposal to reduce DTH license fee

All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has written a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, reiterating its concerns around the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s proposals to reduce the license fee paid by DTH operators.

In February 2025, TRAI reiterated its earlier proposal, made in the Recommendations on License Fee and Policy Matters of DTH Services, dated 21 August 2023, to reduce the DTH license fee from the current 8 per cent to 3 per cent, with a further plan to phase it out entirely by 2026-27.