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Trai refuses to budge, says will implement new tariff order by March 1

On Monday, companies such as Sony Pictures Networks India and Disney India moved Bombay High Court challenging amendments to the new tariff order

Trai refuses to budge, says will implement new tariff order by March 1
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Distribution platform operators have been given time till January 30 to come out with their pricing options

Megha ManchandaSohini Das New Delhi/Mumbai
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday said it would implement amendments to its February 2019 tariff order even as broadcasters have united against it. 

On Monday, companies such as Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) and Disney India moved Bombay High Court challenging amendments to the new tariff order (NTO). 

It limits discounting of channel bouquets and brings down the price of individual channels.

Reiterating its position, TRAI, which oversees both the telecom and television sectors in the country, said the amendments suggested on January 1 had been done to correct “distortions” in the market and address pricing