Under CAS regime also, a consumer may have to pay near about Rs. 200/- if you can calculate channel rates and STB prices. However channel pricing is only upto CAS regime and not all over in India. So only people from big metros will enjoy low cost channles. Others from India have to pay for bouquet or so... as per broadcaster or cable operator is giving. And govt. is not concern with DTH prices. So in future , they may hike prices (like dishtv increses its price after sony comes on its platform and may be after december, they will hike prices for star bouquet also.)Is it good for consumers? Govt has to rethink of it. They are providing on bouquet only. And either on CAS or on DTH, nobody can give assurance that you will get all channels as you want. Broadcaster may discontinue to give signals to that operators, then what to do?
I think govt. have to rethink and make transperrent policy for all either broadcaster or Cable operator or DTH service provider. Govt. should not make so much differences in between DTH and cable and cable to cable also (as CAS regime and NON CAS regime)
