TRAI coming up with QoS framing is an appreciate-able move. Also I think its one part of QoS. The other part is video and audio quality like capping the compression rate and providing right aspect ratio. Right now quality being compromised (over compression of video as well as audio) for number of channels. Needs framing on that front too.In Japan the Govt frames the rules like Cool Biz and Super Cool Biz and their corporates/citizens follows that. In USA Govt frames rules for Quality but corporates beat that due to the market competition (Free over the air channels has programs in SD as well as HD with Dolby Digital audio). It does not compressing the HD shot video since its being broadcast for free.Whereas in India, Govt started looking at framing rules for quality, but corporates don't take that up immediately if its not profitable for them. One example where they taken up the QoS and exceeded is in broadband service the nominal speed is 1Mbps though the Govt framed limit is 256 kbps for all areas. Corporates were doing this because that is the product differentiator they can bring in and charge premium. Whereas the DTH QoS which is framed is for all channels. And corporates can not bring in any product differentiator to earn premium on that. Thats why corporates discovered HD channels mostly synonymous to less compression than the content. If Govt frames QoS on video/audio quality then that becomes the norm for all channels which will intern increase the quality of SD as well as HD channels.Also these kind of QoS framing has to be there before issuing license and before moving into digitalization. Instead of giving them the license and chasing them for QoS.
