Kolkata: Switchover deadline extended to May 31

Kolkata | Sunday | 31st March, 2019

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KOLKATA: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the deadline for completing the switchover to the new cable TV tariff regime from March 31 to May 31 for the households that are yet to choose their own packages. In Kolkata, around 10% viewers have experienced blackouts.TRAI pushed back the deadline following a request by the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF). “In this day and age when one has to make numerous payments, how does one remember when the cable TV connection will expire? “In the earlier system, cable TV was a post-paid service. For instance, since there were 28 days in February, the amount that was paid was valid till March 2..