Airtel Digital TV announces increased prices for limited channel packs. Pricing of Airtel HD Set-top box still remains unchanged and is the lowest among all other DTH service providers.

Airtel DTH is a forerunner in the Indian DTH industry. With exciting offers and channels, Airtel has managed to maintain a loyal customer base. Bharti Airtel has a wide range of services including pre-paid, postpaid mobile packs, DTH services, Airtel broadband including Airtel Xstream Fiber and so much more.

Recently Airtel DTH made an announcement that may come as a surprise to customers. They have decided to increase the price of a few channel packs. However, the Telecom giant has made it clear that this applies to a limited number of Airtel Digital Plans. Yet another comforting news is that the price of the Airtel HD Set-top box remains the same.

Channel Packs with increased prices -Tamil SD & HD

The main channels that have been affected by the price hike are the regional Tamil SD &HD packs.

Tamil SD pack had a monthly subscription price of Rs 203/- which is now increased to Rs 208. The six-month subscription price of Rs 1,034/- is now Rs 1,004/-. And the Annual subscription cost which was earlier Rs 2,006/- is now Rs 2,066/-.

The price of the Tamil HD Channel pack has also gone up to Rs1,281/- from Rs 1,251/- or a six-month subscription. That would be Rs 30/- more to pay as per the new norms.

For Tamil SD users, it looks like taking an annual subscription is much beneficial to customers as the total price is only Rs 2,006/- when compared to around Rs 2,400/- (if it’s a monthly plan of Rs 203/-). The subscribers who are planning to avail Airtel DTH services have a piece of comforting news. The current price of the Airtel HD set-top box is Rs 1,300/- which is the lowest among all the other DTH service providers in India. Even though the price of certain channel packs has slightly been increased, the STB rates remain unchanged.