Dish TV offers unlimited free-to-air channels in Rs 153 base pack after new DTH, cable TV rules

India’s largest DTH service operator Dish TV is offering unlimited free-to-air (FTA) channels in its base back of Rs 153 without any additional fee, going beyond the TRAI’s directive to provide up to 100 channels in the pack. However, to avail this offer, the subscriber has to buy at least one paid channel. Dish TV’s website said.

With this, viewers will not have to pay any additional network capacity fees, which would otherwise apply on subscribing to more than 100 channels, even free-to-air. This could cut TV viewing bills for those who watch only FTA channels. The pack/offer is called ‘Mera Apna Pack’.

However, the DTH provider also said that the 25 mandatory channels by the government, which are Doordarshan (DD) channels, will be counted for Network Capacity Fees.