Broadcasters cry foul over Trai's diktat on freezing cable TV tariffs

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The television broadcasting industry, which had remained outside the purview
of regulation so far, is upset over the diktat issued by the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on freezing the monthly tariffs, as
charged by broadcasters, large cable networks and last-mile operators.
According to a source, pay channels are the ones which are complaining the
most as their business model is being affected. With a regulator coming into
the picture, not only have the cable rates been frozen till further orders,
but an advertising cap may also be introduced soon. So far, only cable
networks were governed by laws, while broadcasters were allowed to go
scot-free. But, things changed when Trai was given the additional
responsibility of regulating the broadcasting sector, following the mess
related to the conditional access system (CAS).

Source:
http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7126